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Palmetto, Georgia: commercial real estate data.
Palmetto is a Census city of 4,797 people across 11.84 square miles of land, lying across Fulton County and Coweta County. Median household income is $80,982, 60.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 8 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $8.7 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Palmetto
What Palmetto is
- Census place typecity
- Land area11.84 sq mi
- Water area0.19 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land405
- County holding the largest share of its areaFulton County, 92.3 percent
- Counties this place lies inFulton County 92.3 percent, Coweta County 7.7 percent
Palmetto crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Palmetto
How many people live in Palmetto
- Population4,797
- Median age40.3
- Population under 18978 plus or minus 359
- Share under 1820.4 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Population 65 and over691 plus or minus 209
- Share 65 and over14.4 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Households1,701
- Family households1,260
- Share of households that are families74.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Palmetto
Income and work in Palmetto
- Median household income$80,982 plus or minus $19,588
- Per capita income$33,592
- Civilian labor force2,656
- Employed2,625
- Unemployed31 plus or minus 50
- Unemployment rate1.2 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Adults 25 and over3,308
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher84.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher15.5 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.6 percent plus or minus 3.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Palmetto
Housing in Palmetto
- Housing units2,025
- Occupied units1,701
- Vacant units324 plus or minus 161
- Vacancy rate16.0 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Owner occupied1,020
- Renter occupied681 plus or minus 202
- Ownership rate60.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$228,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,154
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.1 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Single family units1,526
- Share single family75.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more499 plus or minus 219
- Share in buildings of two or more24.6 percent plus or minus 10.5
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1990
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Palmetto
How Palmetto gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,145
- Commuting under 15 minutes213 plus or minus 129
- Share commuting under 15 minutes9.9 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more699 plus or minus 247
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more32.6 percent plus or minus 10.9
- Drove alone78.0 percent
- Carpooled8.8 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Public transport0.6 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home12.7 percent plus or minus 6.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Palmetto
SBA loans in Palmetto (7(a))
- Approvals8
- Gross approval$8,698,100
- Average approval$1,087,263
- Median approval$862,500
- Largest approval$2,846,000
- Jobs supported191
- Jobs per approval23.9
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Paid in full4
- Charged off0
- Median term125 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more37.5 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders8
- Distinct industries by NAICS6
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Palmetto, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Palmetto
SBA loans in Palmetto (504)
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$970,000
- Average approval$323,333
- Median approval$177,000
- Largest approval$660,000
- Jobs supported23
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Palmetto, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Palmetto
Flood risk in Palmetto
- NFIP communityCity of Palmetto
- NFIP community number130239
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/18/13
The City of Palmetto participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 130239 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Fulton County, not Palmetto
Fulton County context, not Palmetto figures
- Establishments in Fulton County40,949
- Covered employment, Fulton County948,157
- Average annual pay, Fulton County$100,817
- Housing units permitted, Fulton County11,577
Every figure in this section is published for Fulton County as a whole and is not a measurement of Palmetto.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Palmetto questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Palmetto, Georgia?
4,797, in 1,701 households. Palmetto city covers 11.84 square miles of land, which is 405 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Palmetto in?
Palmetto lies in more than one. By area it is 92.3 percent in Fulton County, 7.7 percent in Coweta County. This page sits under Fulton County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Palmetto?
$80,982. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $228,800. Median gross rent is $1,154 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Palmetto businesses?
8 7(a) approvals totaling $8.7 m since FY2020, across 8 lenders, median approval $862,500, plus 3 504 approvals worth $970,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Palmetto, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Palmetto borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Palmetto. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Palmetto in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Palmetto appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Palmetto, city of, community 130239, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Palmetto figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Fulton County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Palmetto.
Is zoning published for Palmetto?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.