Tennessee · Census place 69900
South Fulton, TN population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of South Fulton, Tennessee (South Fulton, TN — Census place “South Fulton city”) is 2,106 residents, ranking #205 of 504 places in Tennessee. Median household income is $51,875, the median home is worth $87,400 and median gross rent runs $752 a month. Looking for the South Fulton Tennessee ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve South Fulton, TN: 38257.
- Population
- 2,106South Fulton city residents
- Median household income
- $51,875Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $87,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $752Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 56.6%Owner-occupied households
South Fulton ZIP codes (Tennessee)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps South Fulton.
The South Fulton TN ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in South Fulton city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the South Fulton city median would spend about 17.4% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 1.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 26.3% of residents and 56.6% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
South Fulton city, TN in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
South Fulton city is a small town in Tennessee, with 2,106 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #205 of 504 ranked by population — larger than 59% of them. The median age here is 39.3 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in South Fulton city earn a median of $51,875 a year, 33.9% below the national figure of $78,538 and 7% below the $55,988 median for the 307 Tennessee cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 26.3% of residents here, well above the 12.4% national rate, which is the single clearest signal in this dataset that median income here is carried by a narrow band of households.
The typical owner-occupied home in South Fulton city is valued at $87,400, 71.2% below the national figure and 54% below the $191,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $752 a month, 46.5% below the national figure, or roughly $9,024 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 17.4% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 1.7×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so purchase prices are unusually low against local pay, the pattern in places where supply is plentiful and wage growth has been flat. 56.6% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Tennessee.
- Falling Water CDP 2,090
- Lookout Mountain town 2,112
- Greenfield city 2,085
- Jamestown city 2,156
- Dover city 2,080
- Pine Crest CDP 2,173
- Caryville town 2,079
- Ridgetop city 2,198
Keep going
More Tennessee coverage.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of South Fulton city?
- South Fulton city has 2,106 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #205 of 504 in Tennessee.
- What is the median household income in South Fulton city?
- Median household income in South Fulton city is $51,875 a year, 33.9% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in South Fulton city?
- Median gross rent is $752 a month and the median home value is $87,400, so rent absorbs about 17.4% of median household income.
- Is South Fulton city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 1.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so South Fulton city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 17.4% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this South Fulton city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.