Population & age
- Total population
- 26,960
- Median age
- 35.9
Clayton County · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA · Population 26,960
South Fulton, GA (ZIP 30296) sits in Clayton County within the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area. The page draws on 2 federal data feeds retrieved Apr 27. Top health signal: Obesity comes in above the national average at 44.0%. NCES lists 2 schools serving the area, 2 non-charter. 9 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $8,112. 34% of returns claim the Earned Income Tax Credit (IRS), a higher share than most ZIPs. Local establishments report average pay of $28,538 per worker (Census ZBP) — below the US average. FEMA has issued 22 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1973 — a high-frequency exposure profile. Annual precipitation averages 50.4" — a wet-climate ZCTA per NOAA's 1991–2020 Normals. County Health Rankings reports 11,266 years of potential life lost per 100,000 (2025) — well above the national county median. 39.2% of residents in this county are flagged low-access by USDA's 2025 Food Environment Atlas — a notable supermarket-access gap. Georgia levies a flat state income tax (top rate 5.39%); a household at the local median AGI of $40,628 would pay roughly $1,314/year before deductions. New residents arriving here predominantly come from Fulton County, GA (IRS SOI Migration, 2022-2023). Healthcare access is the area's quieter strength; school options sit on the lighter side, so families may find themselves looking at districts a few ZIPs over. Notable: median household income $58,799, fair market rent of $1,770 for a two-bedroom, and a typical home value of $228,266, down 4.4% over the past year. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
Studio
$1,540
/month
1 Bed
$1,610
/month
2 Bed
$1,770
/month
3 Bed
$2,120
/month
4 Bed
$2,530
/month
HUD Fair Market Rents represent the 40th percentile of standard-quality rental housing in this area. FY2026 data.
$228,266
Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) · as of March 2026
-4.4%
vs. March 2025
+30.6%
vs. March 2021
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA
Metropolitan statistical area
Source: Zillow Research, ZHVI All Homes (SFR, Condo/Co-op) Time Series (zillow.com/research/data). Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) is copyrighted by Zillow, Inc.
New housing units permitted
12,507
Across 4,145 permitted buildings. Total construction value: $2.45B.
Single-family
3,337
27% of total units
Multifamily (2+ unit)
9,170
73% of total units
Single-family value
$1.02B
construction value
Multifamily value
$1.43B
construction value
Apartment construction (5+ unit buildings) accounts for 69% of new units this year — the area is densifying, not just adding single-family stock.
Aggregated from 2 counties touching this ZIP (2024).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (census.gov/construction/bps). Public domain. BPS reports annual residential building permits from local permit-issuing jurisdictions, aggregated to county. A permit reflects intent to build, not a completed unit — actual construction lags by 6-24 months for multifamily projects.
Tax returns filed
13,830
Average AGI
$40,628
Avg property tax
$179
EITC participation
33.6%
Income distribution
Avg mortgage interest
$353
Avg charitable contribution
$986
Avg capital gains
$293
Avg total income tax
—
Source: IRS Statistics of Income — Individual Income Tax Statistics by ZIP Code (irs.gov). Public domain. Dollar columns reported in thousands by the IRS; figures here display real dollars. Total ZCTA AGI for the area was $561.9M across all reported brackets.
Business establishments
151
Total employment
667
Annual payroll
$19.0M
Average annual pay
$28,538
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Business Patterns (census.gov). Public domain. ZBP covers establishments with paid employees; Census suppresses employment and payroll values when fewer employers operate in a ZIP than would protect their confidentiality.
Average annual pay
$77,005
Average weekly wage
$1,481
Total employment
130,345
Total establishments
5,233
That is roughly 18% above the US national average of $65,470 per worker.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (bls.gov/cew). Public domain. QCEW is derived from state unemployment-insurance filings and covers ~95% of US jobs. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches; small-employer cells are suppressed by BLS to protect employer confidentiality.
Unemployment rate
4.4%
That is 0.4 percentage points above the US national unemployment rate of about 4.0%.
Labor force
147,251
Employed
140,764
Unemployed
6,487
Based on Clayton County, GA data (2024).
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (bls.gov/lau). Public domain. LAUS publishes monthly and annual labor-force estimates for every US county. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches.
FTA tracks transit service at the urbanized-area level. Numbers below reflect the agencies and modes serving the area that contains this ZIP, not stop-level coverage.
Service status
Available
Atlanta, GA
Reporting agencies
12
Largest: Atlanta Regional Commission
Annual ridership
—
unlinked trips · 2024
Source: U.S. Federal Transit Administration, National Transit Database (transit.dot.gov). Public domain.
Federally Declared Disasters
22
Date Range
1973–2026
Most Recent Declaration
SEVERE WINTER STORM
Winter Storm — declared January 24, 2026 (DR-3642)
Incident period: January 22, 2026 – January 27, 2026
Top Incident Types
Individual Assistance
8
Direct help to disaster survivors
Households Program
5
Housing & temporary lodging support
Public Assistance
17
Repair of public facilities & roads
Hazard Mitigation
8
Funding to reduce future disaster risk
FEMA declares disasters at the county level; counts here include every federally declared disaster touching any county that overlaps this ZIP. Statewide declarations and pre-1964 records without county granularity are excluded. Program flags reflect which FEMA assistance categories were activated (Individual Assistance, Households, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation). Source: fema.gov/openfema. Public domain.
30-year averages (1991-2020) from the nearest GHCN-D weather station. Temperature and precipitation values reflect typical annual conditions, not any single year.
Avg. temperature
63.6°F
54.1° – 73.1°
Annual precipitation
50.4"
Annual snowfall
2.2"
Heating · cooling days
2,530.9 · 2,051
Annual base 65°F
Nearest station: ATLANTA HARTSFIELD INTL AP, GA US, 4.6 miles from the centroid of South Fulton, GA (ZIP 30296)
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals (ncei.noaa.gov). Public domain.
Median daily AQI
45
GoodPeak AQI (2024)
128
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
Primary pollutant
PM2.5
222 days as main pollutant
Days measured
222
Based on Clayton County data (2024).
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Air Quality System (epa.gov). Public domain. Only counties with EPA AQS monitoring stations appear here (~30% of US counties); rural ZIPs whose primary county has no monitor will not show this section.
Years of potential life lost (per 100K)
11,266
That is roughly 3,066 years per 100,000 above the national county median (~8,200).
Premature death is the headline composite outcome CHR reports — age-adjusted, all-cause, before age 75.
Fair or poor health
25%
of adults self-report
Poor physical health days
4.8
avg per adult per month
Poor mental health days
6.0
avg per adult per month
Uninsured
15.5%
of residents under 65
Primary care MDs
25
per 100,000 residents
Preventable hospital stays
2,922
per 100K Medicare enrollees
Food environment (0-10)
7.2
10 = best access & security
Exercise access
73%
residents near a facility
Flu vaccinated
43%
of Medicare enrollees
Low birth weight (under 2,500 g) accounts for 13.4% of live births in this county — an early-life health input that downstream outcomes track against.
Based on Clayton data (2025 CHR release).
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute (countyhealthrankings.org). Annual release. Underlying source datasets vary by measure (CDC BRFSS, NCHS Vital Statistics, AHA, USDA Food Environment Atlas, and others). Figures are county-level and assigned to every ZIP whose primary county matches.
Food access status
Significant food access concerns
39.2% of Clayton County, GA residents live more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket.
Grocery stores
0.18
per 1,000 residents
Supercenters & clubs
0.02
per 1,000 residents
SNAP-authorized stores
0.95
accepting food benefits
Fast-food restaurants
0.73
per 1,000 residents
Among low-income residents, 16.0% are low-access — those without a supermarket within 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural).
Per-1,000 figures show how many of each store type exist in Clayton County, GA for every 1,000 residents. Higher grocery and supercenter density usually means easier access to fresh food; higher convenience-store-only density (with low grocery rate) often signals a food swamp.
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Environment Atlas (ers.usda.gov). County-level metrics fanned to ZIP via the primary county in the Census ZCTA-county relationship file. Variable years differ per family (stores ~2020, low-access ~2019).
FBI publishes crime data at the county level. Numbers below cover the primary county that contains this ZIP. Rates are per 100,000 residents in the area covered by reporting agencies.
Violent crime rate
—
per 100K residents · 14 reports
Property crime rate
—
per 100K residents · 11 reports
Homicide
1
Robbery
0
Burglary
2
Vehicle theft
0
County-level data for Fulton (2024)
Source: U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program (cde.ucr.cjis.gov). Public domain. Coverage varies by reporting agency; areas with partial agency coverage may understate true crime totals.
Net migration (2022-2023)
▼−2,307 people
−991 households • −$48.0M net AGI flow
Moved in
14,702households
27,180 people • $513.1M AGI
Moved out
15,693households
29,487 people • $561.1M AGI
Where new residents came from
Where departing residents went
Incoming households reported an average AGI of $34,897 versus departing households' $35,753.
Source: U.S. Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income, Migration Data (irs.gov). Public domain. Migration is measured by year-over-year changes in the address on individual tax returns; figures are county-level totals attributed to ZIPs whose primary county matches. Foreign migration contributes to inflow/outflow totals but does not appear in the top-county lists. Small flows are suppressed by IRS to protect taxpayer confidentiality.
State-level rules that apply to every resident of ZIP 30296. Numbers reflect the most recent published year per source.
Income tax
5.39%
flat · 1 brackets
Sales tax (combined)
7.49%
State 4.00% · avg local 3.49%
Property tax (effective)
1.09%
Median $1,221/year
Tax burden rank
9 of 50
9.00% of personal income
For ZIP 30296: At this ZIP's median AGI of $40,628, the estimated state income tax (before deductions) runs about $1,314 per year. Applied to this ZIP's typical home value of $228,266, that works out to roughly $2,480/year in property tax.
Program
No program
No program
SNAP eligibility
130% FPL
Broad-Based Categorical Eligibility (raises gross income limit above federal 130% floor). No asset test.
Sources: Tax Foundation (state tax rates & brackets), Bipartisan Policy Center (paid family leave), USDA FNS (SNAP categorical eligibility).
Other ZIPs in South Fulton
Nearby ZIPs by distance
30274 (Riverdale, 2.4 mi) · 30337 (College Park, 5.3 mi) · 30297 (Forest Park, 5.4 mi) · 30272 (South Fulton, 5.4 mi)
Compare ZIP-level stats — population, schools, housing, climate — across nearby areas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ZCTA basemap.
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Crude prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES, derived from BRFSS small-area modeling. Population-level figures only.
44.0%
11.0pp above the 33.0% national rate.
42.7%
10.7pp above the 32.0% national rate.
16.4%
5.6pp below the 22.0% national rate.
81.3%
5.3pp above the 76.0% national rate.
14.3%
Tracks close to the 13.0% national rate.
16.4%
5.4pp above the 11.0% national rate.
2 schools serve this ZIP, including 2 non-charter.
| School | Type | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Ridge Elementary School | Public | -1–5 | 596 |
| Oliver Elementary School | Public | -1–5 | 585 |
Schools listed from NCES Common Core of Data via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal.
Fresh.NCES CCD via Urban Institute EDP · Apr 27, 2026Colleges in this area
9
Median in-state tuition
$8,112
Median earnings (10 yr)
$37,871
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (collegescorecard.ed.gov). Public domain data. Earnings figures reflect median earnings 10 years after entry for federally-aided students.
South Fulton, GA (ZIP 30296) sits in Clayton County within the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area. The page draws on 2 federal data feeds retrieved Apr 27. Top health signal: Obesity comes in above the national average at 44.0%. NCES lists 2 schools serving the area, 2 non-charter. 9 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $8,112. 34% of returns claim the Earned Income Tax Credit (IRS), a higher share than most ZIPs. Local establishments report average pay of $28,538 per worker (Census ZBP) — below the US average. FEMA has issued 22 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1973 — a high-frequency exposure profile. Annual precipitation averages 50.4" — a wet-climate ZCTA per NOAA's 1991–2020 Normals. County Health Rankings reports 11,266 years of potential life lost per 100,000 (2025) — well above the national county median. 39.2% of residents in this county are flagged low-access by USDA's 2025 Food Environment Atlas — a notable supermarket-access gap. Georgia levies a flat state income tax (top rate 5.39%); a household at the local median AGI of $40,628 would pay roughly $1,314/year before deductions. New residents arriving here predominantly come from Fulton County, GA (IRS SOI Migration, 2022-2023). Healthcare access is the area's quieter strength; school options sit on the lighter side, so families may find themselves looking at districts a few ZIPs over. Notable: median household income $58,799, fair market rent of $1,770 for a two-bedroom, and a typical home value of $228,266, down 4.4% over the past year. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
The two domains pull in different directions. Healthcare access reads strong, but the on-paper school count is on the lighter side — that’s less a quality signal and more a density one. Households here often look at districts a few ZIPs over for school choice while keeping their providers local.
One concrete reading worth keeping: Depression prevalence sits lower the national rate at 16.4%. Each figure on this page links to the original federal dataset with its retrieval date — this synthesis is a reading, not a substitute for the underlying records.
44.0%, which is 11.0 percentage points above the national average of 33.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
16.4%, which is 5.6 percentage points below the national average of 22.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
42.7%, which is 10.7 percentage points above the national average of 32.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
2 schools serve this ZIP, including 2 public schools (NCES CCD, retrieved Apr 27, 2026). No charter schools are listed in this ZIP by NCES CCD.
No charter schools are listed in ZIP 30296 by NCES CCD (retrieved Apr 27, 2026).
No high schools are listed in this ZIP by NCES CCD (retrieved Apr 27, 2026).
26,960 people live in ZIP 30296, with a median age of 35.9 (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
$58,799 per year (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
In ZIP 30296, 68.8% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied and 31.2% are renter-occupied (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
In ZIP 30296, 6.5% of workers work from home. Public transit is used by 3.5% of commuters (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
13.8% of the population in ZIP 30296 lives below the federal poverty line (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
91.2% of households in ZIP 30296 have broadband internet access (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
The typical home value in ZIP 30296 is $228,266, down 4.4% from a year ago (Zillow Home Value Index, retrieved May 1, 2026).
Home values are down 4.4% over the past year and up 30.6% over the past five years (Zillow Home Value Index, retrieved May 1, 2026).
The average Adjusted Gross Income reported on tax returns from ZIP 30296 (South Fulton, GA) is $40,628 per return (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
Tax returns from ZIP 30296 report an average of $179 per return in real-estate tax deductions (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
0.5% of tax returns from ZIP 30296 (South Fulton, GA) report Adjusted Gross Income of $200,000 or more (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
As of 2022, 151 business establishments operated in ZIP 30296 employing 667 workers (Census ZIP Business Patterns, retrieved May 3, 2026).
The average annual pay across all local establishments in ZIP 30296 is $28,538, based on Census ZIP Business Patterns 2022 data (retrieved May 3, 2026).
According to the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (2022), ZIP 30296 ranks in the 67th percentile nationally for social vulnerability — a high vulnerability profile (retrieved May 3, 2026).
Racial & Ethnic Minority Status is the highest-scoring CDC SVI theme for ZIP 30296, ranking in the 95th percentile nationally (CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022, retrieved May 3, 2026).
FEMA has recorded 22 federal disaster declarations affecting ZIP 30296 between 1973–2026 (FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations, retrieved Jul 1, 2026).
Hurricane is the most common federally declared disaster type affecting ZIP 30296, accounting for 6 of 22 declarations (27%, FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved Jul 1, 2026).
The most recent FEMA disaster declaration affecting ZIP 30296 was "SEVERE WINTER STORM" — a winter storm declared in 2026 (DR-3642) (FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved Jul 1, 2026).
9 colleges and universities are listed near ZIP 30296 by the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, including Clayton State University, Southern Crescent Technical College, and Gordon State College (retrieved May 2, 2026).
Median in-state tuition across 9 nearby institutions is $8,112 (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
Graduates of nearby colleges earn a median of $37,871 ten years after entry (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
ZIP 30296 has an average annual temperature of 63.6°F and 50.4" of annual precipitation based on the ATLANTA HARTSFIELD INTL AP, GA US weather station 4.6 miles from the ZIP centroid (NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, retrieved May 8, 2026).
Yes — ZIP 30296 is part of the Atlanta, GA urbanized area, primarily served by Atlanta Regional Commission (National Transit Database 2024, retrieved May 4, 2026).
Georgia has a flat income tax with a top rate of 5.39%. Households at the local median AGI of $40,628 would pay roughly $1,314 in state income tax annually (estimated, before deductions). Combined sales tax: 7.49% (Tax Foundation 2025).
Georgia has no state paid family leave program (Bipartisan Policy Center 2026).
This page covers health outcomes from CDC PLACES (40 metrics), school information from NCES CCD (2 schools), demographics from the Census ACS 5-Year (2022), home values from the Zillow Home Value Index, colleges from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (9 institutions), income & tax statistics from the IRS SOI (Tax Year 2022), local business & employment from Census ZIP Business Patterns (2022), social vulnerability scores from the CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022), federal disaster declarations from FEMA OpenFEMA (22 on record), climate normals from NOAA NCEI (1991-2020), county-level crime data from the FBI Crime Data Explorer (2024), public transit coverage from the National Transit Database (2024), and state-level tax rates from the Tax Foundation. Data is refreshed on Mubboo's standard schedule.
Health data retrieved Apr 24, 2026 from CDC PLACES. School data retrieved Apr 27, 2026 from NCES CCD. Demographics retrieved Apr 30, 2026 from Census ACS 5-Year (2022). Home values retrieved May 1, 2026 from Zillow Research. College data retrieved May 2, 2026 from U.S. Dept of Education College Scorecard. Income & tax statistics retrieved May 2, 2026 from IRS SOI (Tax Year 2022). Business & employment retrieved May 3, 2026 from Census ZBP (2022). Social vulnerability scores retrieved May 3, 2026 from CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022). Federal disaster declarations retrieved Jul 1, 2026 from FEMA OpenFEMA (22 on record). Climate normals retrieved May 8, 2026 from NOAA NCEI (1991-2020). County-level crime data retrieved May 4, 2026 from the FBI Crime Data Explorer (2024). Transit coverage retrieved May 4, 2026 from the National Transit Database (2024). State-level tax rates retrieved 2026-05-05 15:58:22.284+00 from the Tax Foundation.
Other ZIPs in South Fulton
Nearby ZIPs by distance
30274 (Riverdale, 2.4 mi) · 30337 (College Park, 5.3 mi) · 30297 (Forest Park, 5.4 mi) · 30272 (South Fulton, 5.4 mi)
Compare ZIP-level stats — population, schools, housing, climate — across nearby areas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ZCTA basemap.
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Social Vulnerability Index
Overall SVI
67th percentile
High Vulnerability
Based on 9 census tracts, population 27,698
Vulnerability Themes
Households Without Vehicle
580
Limited English Speakers
761
Persons with Disability
3,530
Without HS Diploma
1,739
Without Health Insurance
4,722
Adults Age 65+
3,399
The Social Vulnerability Index uses U.S. Census data to identify communities most at risk during public health emergencies and natural disasters. Higher percentiles indicate greater vulnerability. Tract-level scores are aggregated to this ZCTA via Census 2020 ZCTA→Tract crosswalk, weighted by land-area share. Source: atsdr.cdc.gov. Public domain.