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Atlanta, Georgia

City in Fulton County, Georgia · ZIP 30303, 30305, 30306

  • Fulton County
  • Census data · ACS 2019-2023
  • 95 public schools
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  • 520,070 (2024 estimate)Population
  • 231,504Households
  • $81,938Median household income
  • $420,600Median home value
  • 95Public schools
  • 27ZIP codes

About Atlanta

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Population, 2000 to 2020+19.7%
400k450k500k2000: 416,47420002010: 420,00320102020: 498,7152020416,474498,715
Population of Atlanta at each census
CensusPopulation
2000416,474
2010420,003
2020498,715

As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 13, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 13, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, place level, state 13, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in Atlanta
Under $50k34.2%
$50k to $100k24.3%
$100k to $150k15%
$150k to $200k8.5%
$200k and over18%

Median household income $81,938 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, place level, state 13, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in Atlanta
Owner occupied
107,126 units
Renter occupied
124,378 units
Vacancy rate
10.7%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 13, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Atlanta compared with its county and state
Atlanta compared with its county and state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
MeasureAtlantaFulton CountyGeorgia
Population499,2871,068,50710,822,590
Median household income$81,938$91,490$74,664
Median age34.036.237.4
Median home value$420,600$431,200$272,900
Bachelor’s degree or higher58.4%58.0%34.2%
Foreign-born residents8.6%13.7%10.8%
Owner-occupied homes46.3%54.1%65.4%
Mean commute to work26.8 minutes28.0 minutes28.3 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 13, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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Schools

Public schools in Atlanta95
Public schools in Atlanta, NCES directory 2023–2024
SchoolTypeGradesDistrict
Atlanta Heights Charter SchoolCharterK–8State Specialty Schools II- Atlanta Heights Charter School
Atlanta Neighborhood Charter - ElementaryCharterK–5Atlanta Public Schools
Atlanta Unbound AcademyCharterK–8State Specialty Schools II- Atlanta Unbound Academy
Barack and Michelle Obama AcademyPublicPre-K–5Atlanta Public Schools
Bazoline E. Usher/Collier Heights Elementary SchoolPublicPre-K–5Atlanta Public Schools
Beecher Hills Elementary SchoolPublicPre-K–5Atlanta Public Schools
Benteen Elementary SchoolPublicPre-K–5Atlanta Public Schools
Bolton Academy ElementaryPublicPre-K–5Atlanta Public Schools
Burgess-Peterson Elementary SchoolPublicPre-K–5Atlanta Public Schools
Cascade Elementary SchoolPublicPre-K–5Atlanta Public Schools
Centennial Place Academy (Charter)CharterK–8Atlanta Public Schools
Charles L. Gideons Elementary SchoolPublicPre-K–5Atlanta Public Schools
Charles R. Drew Charter SchoolCharterPre-K–5Atlanta Public Schools
Cleveland Avenue Elementary SchoolPublicPre-K–5Atlanta Public Schools
Continental Colony Elementary SchoolPublicPre-K–5Atlanta Public Schools
Deerwood AcademyPublicPre-K–5Atlanta Public Schools
E. Rivers Elementary SchoolPublicPre-K–5Atlanta Public Schools
Emma Hutchinson Elementary SchoolPublicPre-K–5Atlanta Public Schools
Ethos Classical Charter SchoolCharterK–5State Specialty Schools II- Ethos Classical Charter School
F. L. Stanton Elementary SchoolPublicPre-K–5Atlanta Public Schools
Finch ElementaryPublicPre-K–5Atlanta Public Schools
Fred A. Toomer Elementary SchoolPublicPre-K–5Atlanta Public Schools
Garden Hills Elementary SchoolPublicPre-K–5Atlanta Public Schools
Harper-Archer Elementary SchoolPublicPre-K–5Atlanta Public Schools
Heritage Academy Elementary SchoolPublicPre-K–5Atlanta Public Schools
Jackson Elementary SchoolPublicPre-K–5Atlanta Public Schools
John Wesley Dobbs Elementary SchoolPublicPre-K–5Atlanta Public Schools
Joseph Humphries Elementary SchoolPublicPre-K–5Atlanta Public Schools
Kindezi Old 4th WardCharterK–8Atlanta Public Schools
KIPP Soul PrimaryCharterK–4Atlanta Public Schools
KIPP Strive Primary Charter SchoolCharterK–4Atlanta Public Schools
KIPP Vision Primary Charter SchoolCharterK–4Atlanta Public Schools
Kipp WAYS Primary Charter SchoolCharterK–4Atlanta Public Schools
L. O. Kimberly Elementary SchoolPublicPre-K–5Atlanta Public Schools
M. A. Jones Elementary SchoolPublicPre-K–5Atlanta Public Schools
Mary Lin Elementary SchoolPublicK–5Atlanta Public Schools
Michael R. Hollis Innovation AcademyPublicPre-K–8Atlanta Public Schools
Miles Elementary SchoolPublicPre-K–5Atlanta Public Schools
Morningside Elementary SchoolPublicK–5Atlanta Public Schools
Morris Brandon Elementary SchoolPublicPre-K–5Atlanta Public Schools
Parkside Elementary SchoolPublicPre-K–5Atlanta Public Schools
Paul L. Dunbar Elementary SchoolPublicPre-K–5Atlanta Public Schools
Peyton Forest Elementary SchoolPublicPre-K–5Atlanta Public Schools
R. N. Fickett Elementary SchoolPublicPre-K–5Atlanta Public Schools
Sara Rawson Smith Elementary SchoolPublicPre-K–5Atlanta Public Schools
SLAM Academy of AtlantaCharterK–8State Specialty Schools II- SLAM Academy of Atlanta
Springdale Park Elementary SchoolPublicK–5Atlanta Public Schools
T. J. Perkerson Elementary SchoolPublicPre-K–5Atlanta Public Schools
The John Hope-Charles Walter Hill Elementary SchoolsPublicPre-K–5Atlanta Public Schools
The Kindezi SchoolCharterK–8Atlanta Public Schools
Thomas Heathe Slater Elementary SchoolPublicPre-K–5Atlanta Public Schools
Tuskegee Airman Global AcademyPublicPre-K–5Atlanta Public Schools
Virginia-Highland Elementary SchoolPublicPre-K–5Atlanta Public Schools
Wesley International Academy CharterCharterK–8Atlanta Public Schools
West Manor Elementary SchoolPublicK–5Atlanta Public Schools
Westside Atlanta Charter SchoolCharterK–8Atlanta Public Schools
William J. Scott Elementary SchoolPublicPre-K–5Atlanta Public Schools
William M.Boyd Elementary SchoolPublicPre-K–5Atlanta Public Schools
Woodson Park Academy SchoolPublicPre-K–8Atlanta Public Schools
Atlanta Neighborhood Charter - MiddleCharter6–8Atlanta Public Schools
Atlanta SMART AcademyCharter5–8State Specialty Schools II- Atlanta SMART Academy
Crawford Long Middle SchoolPublic6–8Atlanta Public Schools
David T Howard Middle SchoolPublic6–8Atlanta Public Schools
Herman J. Russell West End AcademyPublic6–8Atlanta Public Schools
Jean Childs Young Middle SchoolPublic6–8Atlanta Public Schools
John Lewis Invictus AcademyPublic6–8Atlanta Public Schools
Judson Price Middle SchoolPublic6–8Atlanta Public Schools
KIPP Soul AcademyCharter5–8Atlanta Public Schools
Kipp Strive Charter SchoolCharter5–8Atlanta Public Schools
KIPP VISION Charter SchoolCharter5–8Atlanta Public Schools
KIPP WAYS Academy Charter SchoolCharter5–8Atlanta Public Schools
Martin L. King Jr. Middle SchoolPublic6–8Atlanta Public Schools
Ralph Bunche Middle SchoolPublic6–8Atlanta Public Schools
Sylvan Hills Middle SchoolPublic6–8Atlanta Public Schools
Willis A. Sutton Middle SchoolPublic6–8Atlanta Public Schools
B.E.S.T AcademyPublic6–12Atlanta Public Schools
Benjamin E. Mays High SchoolPublic9–12Atlanta Public Schools
Booker T. Washington High SchoolPublic9–12Atlanta Public Schools
Carver High SchoolPublic9–12Atlanta Public Schools
Carver High School Early CollegePublic9–12Atlanta Public Schools
Charles Drew Charter JA/SR AcademyCharter6–12Atlanta Public Schools
Coretta Scott King Young Women's Leadership AcademyPublic6–12Atlanta Public Schools
D. M. Therrell High SchoolPublic9–12Atlanta Public Schools
Frederick Douglass High SchoolPublic9–12Atlanta Public Schools
Hank Aaron New Beginnings AcademyAlternative6–12Atlanta Public Schools
Kipp Atlanta Collegiate Charter SchoolCharter9–12Atlanta Public Schools
Maynard Jackson High SchoolPublic9–12Atlanta Public Schools
Midtown High SchoolPublic9–12Atlanta Public Schools
North Atlanta High SchoolPublic9–12Atlanta Public Schools
South Atlanta High SchoolPublic9–12Atlanta Public Schools
Atlanta Classical AcademyCharterK–12Atlanta Public Schools
Department of Human ResourcesAlternativePre-K–12Department of Human Resources
Genesis Innovation Academy for BoysCharterK–11State Specialty Schools II- Genesis Innovation Academy-Boy
Genesis Innovation Academy for GirlsCharterK–11State Specialty Schools II- Genesis Innovation Academy-Girl
Hillside Conant SchoolPublic1–12Atlanta Public Schools

Open public schools in the NCES directory for 2023–2024, placed by their listed location; private schools are not in the source. Enrollment and ratings are not shown.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2023–2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; NCES EDGE public school geocodes 2024–2025, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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