Fulton County, Georgia

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Fulton County, Georgia is among the highest in the country for total population (43rd of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher (32nd of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Fulton County, Georgia	Georgia	United States	Rank
Total Population	1,076,561	10,940,407	334,922,499	43rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$95,292	$77,353	$80,734	221st of 3,221
Median Age	36.4	37.6	38.9	2817th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	58.5%	34.9%	35.7%	32nd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$458,800	$303,300	$332,700	182nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,732	$1,393	$1,413	126th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	12.3%	13.4%	12.5%	1859th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.4%	5.1%	5.2%	974th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	2,043.5	189.6	n/a	80th of 3,222
Foreign Born	14.1%	11.2%	14.1%	211th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.1	n/a	n/a	736th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	54.3%	65.7%	65.2%	3118th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	27.7	28.3	26.4	869th of 3,221
Worked from Home	29.1%	15.9%	15.1%	21st of 3,222
Uninsured	10.6%	n/a	n/a	1541st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	35.4%	46.5%	46.9%	3078th of 3,222
Broadband Access	91.4%	n/a	n/a	216th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Fulton County, Georgia

Statistic	Fulton County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	36.8%	49.1%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8.2%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	42.1%	30.7%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	7.8%	4.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.2%	3.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	67.2	64.9	61.4

Age in Fulton County, Georgia

Statistic	Fulton County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Median Age	36.4	37.6	38.9
Under 18 %	20.9%	23.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.7%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	17.2%	13.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	14.6%	13.4%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.9%	25.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	12.7%	15.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Fulton County, Georgia

Statistic	Fulton County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Households	462,481	4,074,366	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.6	2.5
Family Households	52.1%	66.2%	64.2%
Households with Children	24.7%	31.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	16.7%	19.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	38.4%	27.7%	28.7%
Never Married	44.6%	35.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Fulton County, Georgia

Statistic	Fulton County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Per Capita Income	$63,269	$40,924	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	14.5%	15.4%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	12.6%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.5%	17.3%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	21.1%	11.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	12.3%	13.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	25.9%	30.5%	28.2%
SNAP Households	11.6%	12.3%	n/a

Housing in Fulton County, Georgia

Statistic	Fulton County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Housing Units	507,119	4,541,835	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	45.9%	66.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	41.0%	16.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	8.8%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,993.0	1,992.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	45.7%	34.3%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.3%	31.3%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$4,033	$2,341	n/a

Education in Fulton County, Georgia

Statistic	Fulton County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Less than High School	6.2%	10.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	15.2%	26.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	20.1%	27.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	33.9%	21.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	24.6%	13.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Fulton County, Georgia

Statistic	Fulton County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Labour Force Participation	69.5%	63.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	56.7%	70.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	3.8%	1.1%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.4%	1.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	19.6%	22.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	8.4%	10.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	10.0%	5.9%	n/a

Origins and language in Fulton County, Georgia

Statistic	Fulton County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Born in State of Residence	42.9%	53.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	7.2%	5.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	6.9%	5.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	82.3%	84.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	6.5%	8.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	15.6%	12.3%	16.7%

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