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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Fulton County is $36,827, which is higher than the state average of $25,427 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Fulton County median household income is $56,642, which has grown by 19.70% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 16.28% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Fulton County residents spend 27.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 27.4 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #1

Fulton County	36,827 USD
Georgia	25,427 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Fulton County	35,491 USD
Georgia	29,424 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Fulton County	42,657 USD
Georgia	33,645 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Fulton County	30,338 USD
Georgia	25,105 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #15

Fulton County	56,642 USD
Georgia	49,342 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Fulton County	91,439 USD
Georgia	68,317 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #63

Fulton County	19.70%
Georgia	16.28%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Fulton County		Georgia		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	21.30%	$23,727, see rank	16.09%	$15,049	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	20.58%	$16,650, see rank	26.97%	$17,114	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.13%	$2,963, see rank	1.91%	$3,310	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	12.53%	$27,494, see rank	16.32%	$24,533	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Fulton County	75,801 USD
Georgia	59,068 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Fulton County	116,872 USD
Georgia	78,856 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Fulton County	Georgia	U.S.
White	$83,758, see rank	$56,472	$56,900
Black	$35,407, see rank	$36,356	$35,600
Hispanic	$41,413, see rank	$38,032	$42,396
Asian	$90,595, see rank	$64,364	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$33,620, see rank	$38,359	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$62,422, see rank	$45,920	$53,370
One Race, Other	$32,069, see rank	$34,510	$40,300
Two or More Races	$48,490, see rank	$46,698	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Fulton County	Georgia	U.S.
less than 25	$21,338, see rank	$23,220	$25,788
25 to 44	$60,110, see rank	$51,851	$58,398
45 to 64	$69,537, see rank	$58,662	$65,027
65 or over	$39,244, see rank	$36,350	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Fulton County	Georgia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	764,240, see rank	7,693,577	248,775,628
Male¹	367,515, 48.09%, see rank	48.19%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	267,002, 72.65%, see rank	68.68%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	429, 0.12%, see rank	1.19%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	266,573, 72.53%, see rank	67.49%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	238,733, 89.56%, see rank	89.31%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	27,840, 10.44%, see rank	10.69%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	100,513, 27.35%, see rank	31.32%	30.72%
Female¹	396,725, 51.91%, see rank	51.81%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	247,258, 62.32%, see rank	58.27%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	180, 0.05%, see rank	0.13%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	247,078, 62.28%, see rank	58.13%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	217,901, 88.19%, see rank	89.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	29,177, 11.81%, see rank	10.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	149,467, 37.68%, see rank	41.73%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Fulton County	Georgia	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	448,780, 100%	4,253,203	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	326,137, 72.67%, see rank	79.49%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	36,978, 8.24%, see rank	10.41%	9.59%
Public Transportation	32,398, 7.22%, see rank	2.10%	5.06%
Walked	12,617, 2.81%, see rank	1.57%	2.78%
Other Means	6,369, 1.42%, see rank	1.66%	1.79%
Worked at Home	34,281, 7.64%, see rank	4.78%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Fulton County	27.5 minutes
Georgia	27.4 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Fulton County	Georgia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	456,634	4,300,074	143,435,233
Male¹	238,733, 52.28%, see rank	51.97%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	116,630, 48.85%, see rank	31.98%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	32,428, 13.58%, see rank	14.45%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	47,081, 19.72%, see rank	17.93%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	704, 0.29%, see rank	0.92%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	10,955, 4.59%, see rank	9.27%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	23,661, 9.91%, see rank	18.73%	17.94%
Female¹	217,901, 47.72%, see rank	48.03%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	107,025, 49.12%, see rank	39.87%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	36,335, 16.68%, see rank	19.69%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	64,093, 29.41%, see rank	32.68%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	79, 0.04%, see rank	0.23%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	364, 0.17%, see rank	0.32%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	9,416, 4.32%, see rank	6.88%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Fulton County	Georgia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	456,634, 100%	4,300,074	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,707, 0.37%, see rank	1.18%	1.96%
Construction	16,503, 3.61%, see rank	6.38%	6.17%
Manufacturing	28,112, 6.16%, see rank	10.63%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	13,906, 3.05%, see rank	2.90%	2.75%
Retail Trade	46,650, 10.22%, see rank	11.95%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	26,599, 5.83%, see rank	5.98%	4.93%
Information	19,743, 4.32%, see rank	2.49%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	39,770, 8.71%, see rank	6.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	87,308, 19.12%, see rank	11.42%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	89,646, 19.63%, see rank	21.10%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	49,733, 10.89%, see rank	9.25%	9.49%
Public Administration	16,775, 3.67%, see rank	5.40%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	20,182, 4.42%, see rank	4.99%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Fulton County	%	Georgia	U.S.
Population in Poverty	166,936	17.83%, see rank	18.48%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	27,475	13.26%, see rank	14.22%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.