Fulton
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Fulton was created out of the western half of DeKalb County in 1853. Later in 1932, due to financial concerns stemming from the Great Depression, Milton (to the north) and Campbell (to the south) merged into Fulton. According to 2005 Census estimates, it is the most populous county in Georgia. At 529 square miles, Fulton ranks 21st (out of 159) in the state in area and is the largest in the 10-county region.
Download Fulton's demographic profile here (PDF)
Fulton Today
Fulton Population 1970 - 2007:
| 1970: 605,210 | 1980: 589,904 | 1990: 670,800 |
| 2000: 816,006 | 2006: 900,200 | 2006: 933,600 |
% change, 2000-2007: 14.4 %
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Population & Housing Data page and download the "population variables" spreadsheet
Fulton Employment 1980 - 2006:
| 1980: 445,341 | 1990: 560,600 | 2000: 730,900 |
| 2005: 691,064 | 2006: 716,137 |
% change, 1990-2000: 30.4%
% change, 2000-2006: -2.0%
See the data by job sector (Excel)
See the maps - North Central South (PDF)
Fulton Housing 2000 - 2007:
| 2007 Housing Units: 422,026 | 2000 Housing Units: 348,632 |
| 2007 Single Family: 234,370 | 2000 Single Family: 196,508 |
| 2007 Multi-family: 186,167 | 2000 Multi-family: 150,516 |
% change in all housing units, 2000-2007: 21.1%
% of single-family units, 2007: 56%
% of multi-family units, 2007: 44%
% of mobile homes, 2007: 0%
% change in single-family units, 2000-2007: 19.3%
% change in multi-family units, 2000-2007: 23.7%
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Population & Housing Data page and download the "housing variables" spreadsheet
Fulton Tomorrow
Fulton Population 2000 - 2030:
| 2000: 816,006 | 2010: 906,371 | 2020: 998,356 |
| 2030: 1,145,902 |
% change, 2000-2030: 40.4%
Fulton Employment 2000 - 2030:
| 2000: 730,900 | 2010: 777,578 | 2020: 915,349 |
| 2030: 1,046,985 |
% change, 2000-2030: 43.2%
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Get population data at the Superdistrict and “neighborhood” or census tract level (Excel)
See North Fulton superdistrict map (PDF)
See South Fulton superdistrict map (PDF)
See North Fulton census tract map (PDF)
See South Fulton census tract map (PDF)
Other Profiles of Fulton
Additional profiles of Fulton County:
