Fulton County · Georgia
Atlanta, GA demographics
Population, income and the local tax burden that sits on top of them — sourced from the Census Bureau and the Georgia Department of Revenue.
Quick answer
Atlanta, GA has a population of 510,823 and a median household income of $85,880 — about $7,157 a month before tax. That ranks 19 of 94 covered metros by income and 36 of 94 by population.
Population
510,823
City limits, ACS 5-year
Median household income
$85,880
ACS 5-year estimate
Combined sales tax
8.9%
Georgia + local
Income rank
#19
of 94 covered metros
Estimated annual sales tax on a median household
A Atlanta household at the median income of $85,880 spending roughly a quarter of pre-tax income on taxable retail goods would pay about $1,911 a year in sales tax at 8.9%. This is an illustration, not a filing figure: the taxable share of spending varies with household composition, and Georgia exempts or discounts several categories. Atlanta straddles Fulton and DeKalb counties and layers a municipal option sales tax for water and sewer, so the rate differs across the city line.
Method: median household income × 25% taxable share × combined rate. The 25% share is a rough national benchmark from the BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, not a Atlanta-specific measurement.
Sources
What each figure on this page comes from.
- Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates
- Source: Georgia Department of Revenue rate tables · rates as published for 2026