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South Fulton, GA
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South Fulton profile


Living in South Fulton


South Fulton is a relatively large city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 112,003 people and 32 associated neighborhoods, South Fulton is the eighth largest community in Georgia. South Fulton has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in South Fulton, where the median household income is $81,798.00.

Also of interest is that South Fulton has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 16.37% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One downside of living in South Fulton, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.55 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.

For the size of the city, public transportation in South Fulton is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the bus. For South Fulton, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.

The citizens of South Fulton are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 38.88% of adults in South Fulton have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in South Fulton in 2022 was $36,548, which is upper middle income relative to Georgia, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $146,192 for a family of four. However, South Fulton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call South Fulton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of South Fulton residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in South Fulton include African, Jamaican, Nigerian, Haitian, and Irish.

The most common language spoken in South Fulton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.