South Fulton

Population & Demographics

South Fulton, GA

South Fulton is home to 110,471 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 52,109 resident workers commute each day.

GeorgiaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
110,471
people
Population

110,471 residents

Median age 36.3 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

South Fulton population & demographics

Who lives in South Fulton — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
110,471
Median age
36.3yrs
Median household income
$82,324
Median home value
$309,800
Median gross rent
$1,702/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
39.0%
Poverty rate
9.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in South Fulton

How South Fulton breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

Black90.0%
Hispanic or Latino3.5%
White2.8%
Two or more races1.9%
Asian1.0%
Some other race0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.0%

Race across South Fulton

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across South Fulton.

South Fulton at a glance
Employed Residents
52,109
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
12.8mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
4.9%
Share working within the area
Work from home
17.7%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Atlanta
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for South Fulton proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How South Fulton commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

37 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

South Fulton

52,109 commutes, one dot at a time

South Fulton

Where 52,109 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in South Fulton, by worker count.

1Atlanta12.8 mi13,807
2College Park5.6 mi3,100
3South Fulton0.0 mi2,575
4Sandy Springs23.8 mi1,928
5East Point6.6 mi1,813
6Union City2.7 mi1,318
7Dunwoody25.7 mi762
8Alpharetta34.5 mi740

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into South Fulton.

1Atlanta12.8 mi4,327
2South Fulton0.0 mi2,575
3Mableton13.2 mi1,162
4Douglasville12.5 mi639
5Union City2.7 mi561
6East Point6.6 mi544
7Smyrna17.1 mi417
8Lithia Springs12.1 mi403

Top industries

The sectors that employ South Fulton’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
TRTransportation and Warehousing19.5%
WSWholesale Trade17.6%
MFManufacturing16.6%
RTRetail Trade7.6%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services6.0%
AFAccommodation and Food Services5.7%
EDEducational Services4.8%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance4.6%
COConstruction4.5%
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