South Fulton is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 111,158 people and 32 associated neighborhoods, South Fulton is the eighth largest community in Georgia. Much of the housing stock in South Fulton was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local South Fulton economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in South Fulton, where the median household income is $77,488.00.
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.
A relatively large number of people in South Fulton telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.52% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.
In South Fulton, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.37 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
The population of South Fulton is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 39.13% of adults in South Fulton have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in South Fulton in 2022 was $36,153, which is wealthy relative to Georgia, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $144,612 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.