People QuickFacts Fulton County Georgia Population, 2012 estimate 977,773 9,919,945 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 920,583 9,687,663 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 6.2% 2.4% Population, 2010 920,581 9,687,653 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 6.8% 7.0% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 23.7% 25.4% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 9.2% 11.0% Female persons, percent, 2011 51.1% 51.1%  White persons, percent, 2011 (a) 47.5% 63.2% Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) 44.5% 31.0% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.4% 0.5% Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) 5.8% 3.4% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.1% 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 1.9% 1.8% Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) 8.1% 9.1% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 40.9% 55.5%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 79.4% 83.0% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 12.8% 9.7% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 16.1% 12.9% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 90.1% 84.0% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 48.1% 27.5% Veterans, 2007-2011 47,670 702,919 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 26.9 27.0  Housing units, 2011 435,891 4,102,992 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 55.3% 66.8% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 43.9% 20.5% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $250,300 $160,200 Households, 2007-2011 362,603 3,490,754 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.42 2.68 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $37,711 $25,383 Median household income, 2007-2011 $57,582 $49,736 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 15.9% 16.5%     Business QuickFacts Fulton County Georgia Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 32,989 217,099 Private nonfarm employment, 2010 681,304 3,315,274 Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 -11.3 -4.8 Nonemployer establishments, 2010 93,752 771,155  Total number of firms, 2007 106,113 901,105 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 26.7% 20.4% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.5% 0.7% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 5.4% 5.1% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.2% 3.6% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 32.3% 30.9%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 10,428,483 144,280,774 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 40,824,135 141,962,359 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 13,239,670 117,516,907 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $13,363 $12,326 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 4,133,808 16,976,235 Building permits, 2011 1,954 18,493     Geography QuickFacts Fulton County Georgia Land area in square miles, 2010 526.64 57,513.49 Persons per square mile, 2010 1,748.0 168.4 FIPS Code 121 13 Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metro Area   (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts