City safety & data profile

East PointGA

East Point, GA is a 35K-resident city in Fulton County with a median household income of $68,598.

Fulton County, Georgia. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for East Point, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. East Point has a population larger than 69% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, and a median home value of $281,600.

Data updated 2026-09-04

35K
Population (place)
Top 31%
By size
$68,598
Median income (place)
$281,600
Median home (place)
19.9%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on East Point

East Point posts a median household income higher than 35% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks.

Bottom 36%
by median income, US cities

Where East Point income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$68,598 Bottom 35% higher than 35% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

East Point $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in GA

Population among 99 GA places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Atlanta is the largest GA city on this list; Milton leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in GA

Median household income among the same 99-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Milton posts the highest place-level median income in GA; Atlanta is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading East Point, GA beyond the headline numbers

East Point sits inside Fulton County, Georgia, at roughly 33.68°N, -84.44°W. Population 35,467, $68,598 median household income. Median home value $281,600, median rent $1,364. Poverty rate 19.9%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

19.9% of East Point, GA residents live below the poverty line, placing it in the hardest-hit quarter of reporting cities. Read every median on this page against that: half the households are above it, and a large minority are far below.

A median home in East Point runs about 4.1 times median household income, above the midpoint. Multiples in this range usually mean buyers are arriving from outside the local wage base.

19.9% of East Point workers report working from home, the highest quarter of reporting cities. Where that share runs this high, local income increasingly reflects employers located somewhere else.

Among the CDC measures on this page, short sleep duration departs furthest from its peer median: 47.2% in East Point, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,852 cities reporting that measure.

7.2% of East Point workers commute by public transit, a larger share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for East Point from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
35,467
East Point · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$68,598
-23% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$281,600
-32% vs avg
Median Age (place)
36.3
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Fulton County): East Point's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
1.1M+13%
Median Income
$95,292+68%
Median Home Value
$458,800+93%
Poverty Rate
12.3%-30%
Unemployment
5.3%-54%

Economics

Economics indicators for East Point, GA
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,364/mo
Poverty Rate
19.9% +60% vs avg
Unemployment 6.9%
Bachelor's Degree+ 35.6%
Work From Home 19.9%
Public Transit 7.2%

Population

White 12.2%
African American 75.7%
Asian 1%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
47.2%
High Blood Pressure
40.8%
Obesity
36.2%
Physical Inactivity
28.4%
Frequent Mental Distress
18.6%
Lack of Health Insurance
15.6%
Diabetes
15.2%
Current Smoking
14.9%
Frequent Physical Distress
13.8%
Binge Drinking
13.5%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 53.4%
Annual Checkup 78.9%

Other Measures

Current Asthma
11%
Coronary Heart Disease
5.7%
Stroke
4.3%

What alerts and safety updates affect East Point?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for East Point right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet GA-EAST-POINT · East Point

East Point: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to East Point; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Georgia state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 5

What is the population of East Point, GA?
East Point, GA has a population of 35,467 people, located in Fulton County, Georgia.
What is the median household income in East Point?
The median household income in East Point, GA is $68,598 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 19.9%.
What is the median home value in East Point?
The median home value in East Point, GA is $281,600. Median rent is $1,364/month.
What are the top health concerns in East Point?
The top health indicators in East Point include Short Sleep Duration (47.2%), High Blood Pressure (40.8%), Obesity (36.2%). Data from CDC PLACES.
What is the median age in East Point?
The median age in East Point, GA is 36.3 years. 35.6% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for East Point, both outside Georgia so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside GA (19.9% here).

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside GA ($68,598 here).

Compare East Point with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Using East Point's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the East Point area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Fulton County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.