DeKalb County vs Fulton County

A side-by-side comparison of DeKalb County and Fulton County: population, income, housing, and more.

DeKalb County and Fulton County are counties in Georgia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Fulton County has the higher population (1,068,507 vs 762,105 in DeKalb County). Fulton County has the higher median household income ($91,490 vs $77,683 in DeKalb County). Fulton County has the higher median home value ($431,200 vs $331,400 in DeKalb County).

Population, income & housing

	DeKalb County	Fulton County
Population	762,105	1,068,507
Median age	36.3 yrs	36.2 yrs
Median household income	$77,683	$91,490
Median home value	$331,400	$431,200
Median gross rent	$1,591	$1,635
Housing units	328,614	500,404
Homeownership rate	58.5%	54.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.7%	58.0%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	DeKalb County	Fulton County
Population	749,323 → 762,105 (+1.7%)	1,036,200 → 1,068,507 (+3.1%)
Median household income	$62,399 → $77,683 (+24.5%)	$69,673 → $91,490 (+31.3%)
Median home value	$215,600 → $331,400 (+53.7%)	$313,300 → $431,200 (+37.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,169 → $1,591 (+36.1%)	$1,205 → $1,635 (+35.7%)

DeKalb County

Population

749,323762,105

Median household income

$62,399$77,683

Median home value

$215,600$331,400

Median gross rent

$1,169$1,591

Fulton County

Population

1,036,2001,068,507

Median household income

$69,673$91,490

Median home value

$313,300$431,200

Median gross rent

$1,205$1,635

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	DeKalb County	Fulton County
Under 5	6.6%	5.4%
5 to 17	16.4%	15.7%
18 to 24	8.4%	9.7%
25 to 34	16.4%	17.2%
35 to 44	14.4%	14.5%
45 to 54	12.7%	13.6%
55 to 64	11.7%	11.5%
65 to 74	8.4%	7.6%
75 and over	4.9%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	DeKalb County	Fulton County
White (non-Hispanic)	28.1%	37.4%
Black or African American	51.1%	42.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	6.1%	7.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.8%
Two or more races	3.6%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	10.4%	8.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	DeKalb County	Fulton County
No high school diploma	9.2%	6.4%
High school graduate	20.1%	15.4%
Some college or associate's	24.0%	20.2%
Bachelor's degree	25.8%	33.6%
Graduate or professional degree	20.9%	24.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	DeKalb County	Fulton County
Drove alone	62.8%	58.9%
Carpooled	9.6%	5.7%
Public transit	4.1%	4.4%
Walked	1.3%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.4%
Worked from home	20.0%	26.1%
Other means	1.9%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	DeKalb County	Fulton County
1-unit, detached	56.0%	46.3%
1-unit, attached	8.3%	7.6%
2 to 4 units	4.7%	4.9%
5 to 19 units	16.2%	14.8%
20 or more units	14.1%	25.9%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	DeKalb County	Fulton County
Poverty rate	13.5%	12.9%
Average household size	2.64	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	31	28
Median year structure built	1983	1992