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Moving to Palmetto, Georgia

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Population: 3,400. Estimated population in July 2024: 4,676 (+37.5% change)
Males: 1,628 (47.9%), Females: 1,772 (52.1%)

Zip code: 30268

Demographics

Median resident age: 31.2 years
Median household income: $32,286
Median house value: $83,700

Population by Race

Races in Palmetto:

  • Black (44.2%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (42.4%)
  • Hispanic (11.6%)
  • Other race (5.4%)
  • Two or more races (2.4%)
  • American Indian (1.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: United States (11.8%), English (3.8%), Irish (2.2%), German (1.6%), Scotch-Irish (1.1%).

Land area: 5.2 square miles

Map of Palmetto, GA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Palmetto

  • High school or higher: 62.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 6.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
  • Unemployed: 3.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 29.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Palmetto city

  • Never married: 36.2%
  • Now married: 43.2%
  • Separated: 3.7%
  • Widowed: 7.5%
  • Divorced: 9.5%

9.8% Foreign born (8.4% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +742 (+27.9%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Palmetto:

  • FAYETTE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, GA)
  • ANCHOR HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; COLLEGE PARK, GA)
  • EMORY PEACHTREE REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; NEWNAN, GA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Palmetto:

  • THE WILLIAM B HARTSFIELD ATLANTA INTL (about 19 miles; ATLANTA, GA; Abbreviation: ATL)
  • DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE (about 29 miles; MARIETTA, GA; Abbreviation: MGE)
  • RICHARD B RUSSELL (about 67 miles; ROME, GA; Abbreviation: RMG)

Other public-use airports nearest to Palmetto:

  • SOUTH FULTON (about 3 miles; PALMETTO, GA; Abbreviation: 8A9)
  • PEACHTREE CITY-FALCON FIELD (about 14 miles; ATLANTA, GA; Abbreviation: FFC)
  • NEWNAN COWETA COUNTY (about 17 miles; NEWNAN, GA; Abbreviation: CCO)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Palmetto:

  • ATLANTA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 23 miles; ATLANTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,207)
  • CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; ATLANTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 4,652)
  • MOREHOUSE COLLEGE (about 24 miles; ATLANTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,867)
  • MORRIS BROWN COLLEGE (about 24 miles; Atlanta, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,708)
  • CLAYTON COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; MORROW, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,953)
  • GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; ATLANTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 17,302)
  • GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 26 miles; ATLANTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 13,841)

Public primary/middle school in Palmetto:

  • PALMETTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 515; Location: 505 CARLTON ROAD; Grades: PK – 05)

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