Fulton County, Georgia

Fulton County is a county located in the United States of Georgia. The population of county in 2000 stood at 816006 as per the Census data. Its population in July 2008 was estimated to be about 1014932, It is Georgia's most populous county. Its area is just over 534.61 sq mi (1384.63 sq km), of which, 528.66 square miles (1369.22 sq km) of it is land and 5.95 square miles (15.41 sq km) of it is water, making it the 21st largest by size in Georgia.

Fulton County Georgia
Map of Fulton County, Georgia

As of the census of 2000, there were 816006 people in the county, organized into 321242 households, and 185721 families living in the county. The population density was 1543.5 people per square mile (595.95/kmē), giving it the fourth most densely populated county among the Georgia. There were 348632 housing units at an average density of 659.5 per square mile (254.63/kmē). The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.15. In the county Age distribution was 24.4% under the age of 18, 11% from 18 to 24, 35.5% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 8.5% who were 65 or older. For every 100 males there were 103.1 females. For every 100 males age 18 and over, there were 105.3 females. Its population was estimated at 1014932 in July 2008, The racial makeup of the county was 51.17% White, 42.73% Black or African American, 0.39% American Indian, 4.25% Asian, 0.11% Native Hawaiian, and 1.35% from two or more races.

Fulton County Georgia Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Fulton County Georgia School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Fulton County Georgia GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $47321, making it the 18th highest county by median household income in Georgia. The median income for a family in the county was $58143, it would be the 11th highest county by median family income in the U.S. state of Georgia. The per capita income for the county was $30003, it is Georgia's wealthiest county by per capita income.

In 2000, 219663 pupils and students, of which 110863 are male and 108800 are female, 26.92% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 19176 nursery or pri school, 11791 kindergarten, 91474 elementary school, 42144 high school and 55078 College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Alpharetta CityFulton County21.3821.360.01348541631.63943271207
2Atlanta CityFulton County, DeKalb County, Clayton County, Cobb County132.42131.750.684164743161.22577234770
3College Park CityFulton County, Clayton County9.729.710.01203822099.81437130846
4East Point CityFulton County13.7713.750.01395952878.91517531874
5Fairburn CityFulton County7.327.280.055464750.91889839679
6Hapeville CityFulton County2.372.37061802608.31579334158
7Mountain Park CityFulton County, Cherokee County0.540.470.075061082.23108555875
8Palmetto CityFulton County, Coweta County5.285.180.13400656.21509732286
9Roswell CityFulton County38.6138.020.59793342086.53601271726
10Sandy Springs CdpFulton County38.9837.721.25857812274.14549460428
11Union City CityFulton County8.668.590.07116211353.21720835322
YearPopulation
April 2000 census816006
April 2000 Estimate815844
July 2000 Estimate817152
July 2001 Estimate846806
July 2002 Estimate862907
July 2003 Estimate881928
July 2004 Estimate905802
July 2005 Estimate934242
July 2006 Estimate964281
July 2007 Estimate992472
July 2008 Estimate1014932
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school9740943619176
Kindergarten6124566711791
Elementary school469714450391474
High school203762176842144
College or graduate school276522742655078
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Fulton County, Georgia$47321$58143$30003
Georgia, United States$42433$49280$21154
United States$41994$50046$21587