Official Federal Data
Forsyth County, Georgia
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA · Population 267,287
10 Sources
Updated September 10, 2026
$143,784 up from the baseline named below
Median Income (nominal) vs 2019
$80,734 national
2.7%
Unemployment
4.3% national
$16.3B up from the baseline named below
GDP (nominal) real change vs 2023
57.1% up from the baseline named below
Bachelor's+ vs 2019
35.7% national
Demographics & Population
Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020-2024 · 5-Year Estimates
Household Income
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Median Household (nominal)
$143,784 up from 2019 vs 2019
Per Capita
$58,249 up from 2019 vs 2019
Mean Household
$170,744 up from 2019 vs 2019
Median Household (cost-of-living adjusted)
$143,640 metro RPP 100.1
Poverty Rate
4.3% down from 2019 vs 2019
Median Income Comparison
Forsyth County$143,784
Georgia$77,353
National$80,734
Cost-of-living adjustment uses the BEA all-items regional price parity for Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, 100.1 against a national average of 100 (2024). BEA publishes regional price parity at state and metropolitan level only; there is no county figure, so the metro index stands in for Forsyth County and the adjusted median is an approximation. Per capita and mean household income above are nominal and carry no adjustment.
Population Profile
Source: Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 · Table B01001, B02001, B03003
CohortsShare of total population
Under 18 · 25.7%
18-34 · 17.2%
35-54 · 32.6%
55-64 · 11.7%
65+ · 12.7%
Race & Ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnic category and overlaps with the race categories above.
Educational Attainment
Source: Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 · Table B15003 · Population 25+
94.4%
High School+
National: 89.6%
up from national +4.8 pts vs national
57.1%
Bachelor's+
National: 35.7%
up from national +21.4 pts vs national
22.3%
Graduate+
National: 14.1%
up from national +8.2 pts vs national
Employment Overview
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
267,287
Population
143,189
Labor Force
Employed
138,163
Unemployment Rate BLS LAUS 2025 annual
2.7%
Mean Commute 4 min above national avg
30.6 min
Work From Home vs 15.1% national
32.5%
Labor Force and Employed are ACS 5-Year survey estimates; the Unemployment Rate above comes from BLS LAUS, a separate monthly survey with its own methodology. The two won't reconcile by subtracting one from the other.
Key Takeaways
- Income premium: Households earn well above the national median, supporting strong retail and housing markets.
- Talent advantage: Bachelor's-or-higher attainment exceeds the national average by 21.4 pts, supports knowledge-economy and tech attraction.
Economy & Industry
Bureau of Labor Statistics QCEW · Bureau of Economic Analysis
$16.3B up from 2023 +5.3% vs 2023
Gross Domestic Product · 2024
+5.3% real (inflation-adjusted)
·
+8.5% nominal
· 2023 to 2024
Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis · level and nominal change from CAGDP2 (current dollars); real change from CAGDP9 (chained 2017 dollars), both all-industry total. The two series agree in 2017, the chain reference year, and diverge by the amount of price change since.
100.1
Cost of Living · metro · Above Avg
Key Takeaways
- Largest private-sector industry: Health Care and Social Assistance employs 14,103 workers (20% of tracked sectors), at an average wage of $69,780. Every industry figure on this page is private sector; government employs a further 10,015 and is counted separately.
- Economic scale: Regional GDP of $16.3B (2024).
- Wage stratification: Wholesale Trade averages $100,041 while Accommodation and Food Services averages $24,096, a 4.2x spread in the same local economy, with implications for workforce development and talent strategy.
Source: BLS QCEW + BEA Regional GDP.
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Industry Concentration
Location Quotient measures regional specialization vs. national average. LQ > 1.0 = concentrated.
Cluster Depth
Source: BLS QCEW · Sub-sectors with LQ ≥ 1.5 indicate genuine cluster concentration
Concentrated Sub-Sectors
12 sub-sectors at LQ ≥ 1.5
Largest grouping among them is Construction Cluster at 25.4% of the employment across all of them, which signals supply-chain fit for site selectors
18,797
Employment in the sub-sectors listed
2.54x
Peak sub-sector LQ
Sub-Sector Detail, Highest 10 By LQ
Food Manufacturing
2.54x 2,712
Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries
2.35x 2,704
Printing and Related Support Activities
2.16x 448
Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers
2.16x 578
Support Activities for Transportation
2.16x 1,064
Specialty Trade Contractors
1.81x 5,666
Waste Management and Remediation Services
1.78x 556
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods
1.60x 3,272
Electrical Equipment, Appliance Manufacturing
1.58x 413
Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, and Misc. Retailers
1.55x 1,384
+ 2 more sub-sectors at LQ ≥ 1.5, holding a further 3,490 jobs not counted in the total above. See the spider chart for the broader picture.
Attraction Opportunities
LQ < 0.5 with ≥ 50 employed, screened against local siting constraints. Source: BLS QCEW
0.11x
Warehousing and Storage
127 employed
0.16x
Accommodation
181 employed
0.19x
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
197 employed
0.27x
Management of Companies and Enterprises
419 employed
0.30x
Internet Publishing and Broadcasting
62 employed
Screened on industrial power cost, rail-truck intermodal access, land base; 2 further sub-sectors met the LQ test but conflict with a measured local constraint and are not listed.
Industrial electricity in Georgia costs 7.81¢/kWh against 8.62¢/kWh nationally (2025).
Georgia has 11 rail-truck intermodal terminals, the nearest 35 miles from the county.
Land area 225 sq mi, larger than 8% of US counties.
Sources: EIA, BTS NTAD, Census Gazetteer.
Key Takeaways
- Top specialization: Food Manufacturing concentrates at 2.54x the national norm.
- Cluster depth: 12 sub-sectors register LQ ≥ 1.5, and no single source of demand accounts for more than 25.4% of the employment across them, the largest being construction and real estate cycle. Demand reaches this base from more than one market rather than from a single one.
- Attraction whitespace: 5 sub-sectors register LQ < 0.5 with at least 50 employed and clear the local siting screen on energy cost, freight access and land base, candidates for diversification or recruitment depending on labor-market fit.
Source: BLS QCEW sub-sector Location Quotients.
Housing & Affordability
Census ACS · HUD Fair Market Rents FY2026
Housing Overview
Source: Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates · Tables B25001, B25077, B25064, B25004
$550,400 up from the baseline named below
Median Home Value vs 2019
$2,090 up from the baseline named below
Rent/Mo vs 2019
84.4% up from the baseline named below
Owner-Occ vs 2019
3.8% down from the baseline named below
Vacancy vs 2019
1.1% available
for rent or sale
for rent or sale
3.8x
Home Value to Income Ratio
vs. ~4.1x national average
HUD Fair Market Rents
HUD publishes these by FMR area, which may cover more than one county · Source: HUD · Fair Market Rents FY2026 · Affordability threshold and renter cost burden from Census ACS B25119, B25070
Studio
$1,585/mo
1 Bedroom
$1,660/mo
2 Bedroom
$1,820/mo
3 Bedroom
$2,182/mo
4 Bedroom
$2,605/mo
30% of monthly median renter household income (~$2,101/mo, from a renter median of $84,052) · rents above this line are typically considered cost-burdened.
Measured: 43% of renter households already pay 30% or more of income on rent, and 22.4% pay 50% or more.
Key Takeaways
- In line with national: Home value to income ratio of 3.8x sits near the ~4.1x national average; affordability is neither a clear advantage nor a recruitment friction.
- High home ownership: 84.4% owner-occupied; rental supply may be tight for incoming workers.
- Affordable rent tiers: 3 of 5 HUD Fair Market Rent bedroom sizes sit below what a household on the median renter income of $84,052 can pay without cost burden (~$2,101/mo), and 43% of renter households are measured as cost-burdened.
Source: Census ACS housing tables + HUD Fair Market Rents.
Workforce Pipeline
Labor force readiness, commuting, and workforce composition
Labor Market Overview
Source: Census ACS 2020-2024 · Tables B01001, B23001, B23025, B08303, B08301
164,559 up from the baseline named below
Working Age (18-64) vs 2019
Mean Commute 4 min above national avg
30.6 min
Work From Home vs 15.1% national
32.5%
Prime-Age Employed (25-54)
84.6%
of prime-age population
Prime-age rate numerator is civilian employed (B23001); the denominator is total population aged 25-54 (B01001), which also includes armed forces.
of population age 16 and over (207,368)
unchanged from 2019 vs 2019
Education & Talent Pipeline
Source: Census ACS 2020-2024 · Table B15003 · College Scorecard
Bachelor's+
57.1% up from 2019 vs 2019
HS Diploma+
94.4% up from 2019 vs 2019
Institutions in Forsyth County
1 institution in Forsyth County reporting credentials to College Scorecard
Credentials awarded in Forsyth County
35/yr
35/yr
Aging Workforce
Source: Census Bureau ACS · Derived from age & employment tables
19%
55-64 of working-age population (18-64)
Same cohort is 11.7% of total population, the basis used in the Demographics cohort chart.
Workforce by Occupation
Source: Census ACS 2020-2024 · Table C24010 · Civilian employed population 16+
Management / Professional
57.8%
Service
10.2%
Sales & Office
20.2%
Construction / Maint.
5.3%
Production / Transport
6.5%
Bars are drawn on a 0% to 60% axis, so bar length is proportional to actual share. Labels give each group's share of 138,163 employed workers.
Key Takeaways
- Healthy participation: 69.1% labor force participation reflects a steady, available local workforce.
- Talent pipeline: 1 institution in Forsyth County awards 35 credentials a year. Employers drawing from a wider labor shed should read this alongside institutions outside the county, which this page does not aggregate.
Source: ACS workforce data and College Scorecard.
AI Insights
Sample output. Pulse AI analysis draws on 10 federal data sources.
Sample AI Insight
Forsyth County shows emerging potential for food manufacturing attraction, with a 2.54x concentration and 2,712 jobs in this sub-sector.
The concentrated base spans food manufacturing, amusement, gambling, and recreation industries, and printing and related support activities, and no single source of demand accounts for more than 25.4% of the employment across them, the largest being construction and real estate cycle. Supply-chain recruitment has more than one demand base to work from.
Industry Shift Analysis
Manufacturing Automation Risk
High
Healthcare Growth Forecast
+4.2% CAGR
Remote Work Migration
67/100
Prospect Match Scores
Advanced Manufacturing
92/100
Life Sciences
84/100
Data Centers
71/100
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Data Sources
Updated from official federal government data.
Census ACS 5-Year2024
BLS QCEW2025 annual
BLS LAUS2025 annual
BEA Regional GDP2024
BEA Regional Price Parity2024
Census CBP2023
HUD Fair Market RentsFY2026
FCC Broadband Map2024
USAspending.govFY2026
College ScorecardAY 2022-23
American Community Survey figures on this page are 2020-2024 five-year averages rather than single-year counts. A five-year estimate pools 60 months of survey responses, so each value describes the period as a whole.
Frequently Asked Questions
Key economic and demographic figures for Forsyth County, Georgia, from federal data sources.
What is the population of Forsyth County, Georgia?
267,287 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates).
What is the median household income in Forsyth County, Georgia?
$143,784 in nominal dollars (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates). Adjusted for local prices using the BEA all-items regional price parity for Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA (100.1 against a national average of 100), that is $143,640 at national average prices. BEA publishes regional price parity at metro level; there is no county-level figure.
What is the unemployment rate in Forsyth County, Georgia?
2.7% (2025 annual average, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, LAUS).
What is the GDP of Forsyth County, Georgia?
$16.3B (U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP2).
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