South Fulton is a relatively large city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 110,920 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 $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.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 16.37% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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 33.55 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.

Although the majority of commuting trips in the city are by private automobile, South Fulton is somewhat unusual for a city of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the bus helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the South Fulton area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.

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: 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.