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. 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 $77,488.00.Unlike some cities, South Fulton isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in South Fulton are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, South Fulton is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in South Fulton who work in office and administrative support (15.08%), management occupations (10.95%), and sales jobs (8.26%). 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: 12.52% 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. One downside of living in South Fulton, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.37 minutes every day commuting to work. 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 2018 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.
