Palmetto

Population: 4,681
Median household income: $54,745
Median home value: $203,600

Palmetto is a community in Fulton County, Georgia, home to 4,681 residents. At $54,745, its median household income sits below Fulton County's $91,490.

From 2019 to 2023, Palmetto's population declined 8.1% from 5,095 to 4,681, while its median home value rose 57.6% from $129,200 to $203,600.

The typical home was built around 1989. 11.0% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,681
Median age: 42.8 yrs
Median household income: $54,745
Median home value: $203,600
Median gross rent: $1,223
Housing units: 2,247
Homeownership rate: 48.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.2%
Unemployment rate: 1.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,0954,681

Median household income

$47,019$54,745

Median home value

$129,200$203,600

Median gross rent

$1,018$1,223

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,095	$47,019	$129,200	$1,018
2020	4,802	$50,417	$123,200	$894
2021	4,843	$48,266	$123,300	$968
2022	4,650	$52,444	$149,600	$1,143
2023	4,681	$54,745	$203,600	$1,223

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1715.5%

18 to 2411.7%

25 to 348.2%

35 to 4410.4%

45 to 5414.4%

55 to 6417.6%

65 to 7411.5%

75 and over5.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	245	5.2%
5 to 17	727	15.5%
18 to 24	546	11.7%
25 to 34	385	8.2%
35 to 44	485	10.4%
45 to 54	674	14.4%
55 to 64	826	17.6%
65 to 74	540	11.5%
75 and over	253	5.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,092	23.3%
Black or African American	2,392	51.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	14	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	25	0.5%
Two or more races	234	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	924	19.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.9%

High school graduate45.7%

Some college or associate's31.2%

Bachelor's degree8.9%

Graduate or professional degree4.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	312	9.9%
High school graduate	1,446	45.7%
Some college or associate's	988	31.2%
Bachelor's degree	282	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	135	4.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone71.3%

Carpooled9.2%

Public transit0.8%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home15.6%

Other means3.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,601	71.3%
Carpooled	207	9.2%
Public transit	19	0.8%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	351	15.6%
Other means	67	3.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	125	6.6%
15 to 29 min	1,060	56.0%
30 to 44 min	355	18.7%
45 to 59 min	124	6.5%
60+ min	230	12.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.42
Poverty rate: 11.0% (511 of 4,638)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,322	69.4%
Nonfamily households	584	30.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,906	84.8%
Vacant	341	15.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	923	48.4%
Renter-occupied	983	51.6%

1-unit, detached65.3%

1-unit, attached8.4%

2 to 4 units14.6%

5 to 19 units2.1%

20 or more units9.5%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,468	65.3%
1-unit, attached	189	8.4%
2 to 4 units	328	14.6%
5 to 19 units	48	2.1%
20 or more units	214	9.5%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1358884
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 12 sq mi
Water area: 0.19 sq mi
Center point: 33.5360, -84.6738