Hornbeak vs South Fulton

A side-by-side comparison of Hornbeak and South Fulton: population, income, housing, and more.

Hornbeak and South Fulton are places in Tennessee. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

South Fulton has the higher population (2,106 vs 498 in Hornbeak). Hornbeak has the higher median household income ($63,669 vs $51,875 in South Fulton). South Fulton has the higher median home value ($87,400 vs $81,400 in Hornbeak).

Population, income & housing

	Hornbeak	South Fulton
Population	498	2,106
Median age	38.6 yrs	39.3 yrs
Median household income	$63,669	$51,875
Median home value	$81,400	$87,400
Median gross rent	$729	$752
Housing units	226	1,113
Homeownership rate	87.0%	56.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.9%	20.8%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hornbeak	South Fulton
Population	426 → 498 (+16.9%)	2,305 → 2,106 (-8.6%)
Median household income	$46,818 → $63,669 (+36.0%)	$35,396 → $51,875 (+46.6%)
Median home value	$73,200 → $81,400 (+11.2%)	$73,000 → $87,400 (+19.7%)
Median gross rent	$644 → $729 (+13.2%)	$655 → $752 (+14.8%)

Hornbeak

Population

426498

Median household income

$46,818$63,669

Median home value

$73,200$81,400

Median gross rent

$644$729

South Fulton

Population

2,3052,106

Median household income

$35,396$51,875

Median home value

$73,000$87,400

Median gross rent

$655$752

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hornbeak	South Fulton
Under 5	2.0%	13.4%
5 to 17	21.3%	13.4%
18 to 24	7.4%	9.1%
25 to 34	11.6%	9.0%
35 to 44	15.5%	11.8%
45 to 54	11.0%	13.5%
55 to 64	11.0%	9.9%
65 to 74	11.8%	10.2%
75 and over	8.2%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hornbeak	South Fulton
White (non-Hispanic)	92.0%	68.9%
Black or African American	1.0%	18.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.2%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	6.6%	8.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hornbeak	South Fulton
No high school diploma	7.8%	8.3%
High school graduate	44.9%	42.3%
Some college or associate's	22.3%	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	22.9%	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2.0%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hornbeak	South Fulton
Drove alone	78.3%	87.5%
Carpooled	19.1%	8.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.4%	2.7%
Other means	2.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hornbeak	South Fulton
1-unit, detached	73.9%	83.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	2.7%	6.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	23.5%	2.2%

Poverty & households

	Hornbeak	South Fulton
Poverty rate	10.8%	26.3%
Average household size	2.58	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	27	18
Median year structure built	1979	1969