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30311Atlanta, Georgia

Area Profile

Income, jobs, climate, physical risk and development data for ZIP code 30311.

69
Area Score
Top 20% of 695 published profiles

How we calculate this

How this area ranks
OpportunityTop 16% of 727 published ZIP areas70
GrowthTop 28% of 701 published ZIP areas62
Housing affordability674th of 800 published ZIP areas46
ClimateTop 34% of 779 published ZIP areas74
Physical resilienceTop 11% of 800 published ZIP areas86
Access621st of 779 published ZIP areas90
Economic stability741st of 800 published ZIP areas32
The quick read

30311 ranks in the top 16% of published ZIP profiles for employment opportunity, with unemployment at 3.7% and median household income of $50,649.

Residential permitting has slowed: 5,975 units authorized over the past twelve months, 17% below the prior year.

Natural-hazard exposure is lower than in most comparable published ZIP profiles, placing 30311 in the top 11% for physical resilience.

At a glance

Population
34,953
2024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income
$50,649
Bottom 16% nationally
Density
2,806/sq mi
12.5 sq mi of land
Median age
40.3
2024 ACS 5-Year
City
Atlanta
Georgia
Metro area
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
Nearest major airport
ATL
7 mi · Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta Intl
Median home value
$289,100
2024 ACS 5-Year

Jobs & opportunity

Unemployment of 3.7% is lower than 90% of the 1,061 measured US ZIP areas.

Employment grew 1.3% over the past year, to 282,617 employed residents.

Median household income of $50,649 is below 84% of measured US ZIP areas.

MetricValueCompared with peersSource period
Median household income ±$8,055$50,649Bottom 16%2024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income ±$5,313$36,372Bottom 49%2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate25.3%Top 11%2024 ACS 5-Year
Average commute33.8 minTop 22%2024 ACS 5-Year
Bachelor's degree or higher32.4%Top 30%2024 ACS 5-Year
Employment282,617Top 43%June 2026
Employment change (3 years)2.6%Top 31%June 2026
Employment change (year over year)1.3%Top 4%June 2026
Labor force293,514Top 43%June 2026
Labor force participation59.1%Bottom 44%2024 ACS 5-Year
Mean annual wage$71,900Top 27%2025 OEWS
Median annual wage$51,170Top 47%2025 OEWS
Unemployment change (year over year)-0.1%Bottom 48%June 2026
Unemployment rate3.7%Bottom 10%June 2026
Median household income, successive ACS releases
202120222023202451k41k
Each point is a separate five-year estimate, most recently $50,649 in the 2024 ACS 5-Year. Consecutive releases share four years of sample, so AreaProfile shows them as a record of successive estimates and does not compute a year-over-year change from them.
Largest occupations — Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
OccupationPeople employedMedian annual wage
Retail Salespersons84,970$32,850
Fast Food and Counter Workers80,730$27,780
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand78,460$39,020
General and Operations Managers69,320$111,410
Customer Service Representatives59,990$42,710
Registered Nurses56,460$100,490

Occupational employment and wages are published for metropolitan areas rather than for individual cities or ZIP areas, so these describe the wider labor market this location sits in. 2025 OEWS, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish labor-force data for ZIP areas. This is the figure for Atlanta, GA, the city containing this ZIP code.

Housing & affordability

How it’s calculated →

Median rent of $1,275 takes 30% of median household income, above the 30% threshold at which a household is considered cost-burdened.

A median home costs 5.7 times median household income here, well above the historic benchmark, at a level conventionally described as seriously unaffordable.

Rent as a share of income
30.2%
Above the 30% cost-burdened threshold
Home price to income
5.7×
median home value ÷ median income
Median gross rent
$1,275
2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value
$289,100
2024 ACS 5-Year
MetricValueCompared with peersSource period
Home price to income5.71Top 11%2024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate42.9%Bottom 6%2024 ACS 5-Year
Housing units ±98717,186Top 6%2024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent ±$69$1,275Top 32%2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value ±$18,166$289,100Top 35%2024 ACS 5-Year
Rent as a share of income30.2%Top 5%2024 ACS 5-Year
Vacancy rate11.3%Top 49%2024 ACS 5-Year

Both affordability measures come from the same ACS release as the income they are compared with, so the comparison is like for like. They describe housing cost against local earnings and are not a cost-of-living index — transport, groceries, healthcare, insurance and taxes are not included, and a place can look affordable here and still be expensive to live in for reasons this does not capture.

Growth & development

How it’s calculated →
Development Momentum
62/ 100
Top 28% of 701 published city profiles

An AreaProfile calculation combining permit volume per resident, its direction over one and three years, population change and employment growth. Permit volume alone is not the measure.

88% of recently permitted units are in buildings of five or more homes, so new supply is concentrated in apartments and condominiums rather than detached houses.

At 12.0 permitted units per 1,000 residents, building activity is above the median for measured US ZIP areas.

Units permitted
5,975
12 months ending July 2026
Per 1,000 residents
12.0
Top 2% nationally
Year over year
−17%
vs the prior twelve months
Multifamily share
87.8%
units in 5+ unit buildings

The Building Permits Survey is not published for ZIP areas. This is the figure for Atlanta, GA, the city containing this ZIP code.

Weather & climate

6 of the twelve months have a normal average temperature between 55°F and 80°F. July averages a high of 90°F and January a low of 34°F.

Normal annual precipitation is 48.1 inches.

20°40°60°80°100°JFMAMJJASOND
Solid line: normal daily high. Dashed line: normal daily low. 1991-2020 normals from NOAA station ATLANTA FULTON CO AP, 4.7 miles from this location.
Precipitation
JFMAMJJASOND5.0"
Normal monthly precipitation, in inches.
MetricValueSource period
Annual precipitation48.1"1991-2020 Normals
Average January low34°F1991-2020 Normals
Average July high90°F1991-2020 Normals
Comfortable months61991-2020 Normals
Seasonal temperature swing36°F1991-2020 Normals

Climate figures are thirty-year normals, not current conditions. They describe what a typical year looks like rather than what the weather is doing today.

Physical risk

86 / 100
Physical resilience

The hazards accounting for most of this area's expected annual loss are earthquake, tornado and landslide.

TornadoModerate
EarthquakeModerate
LandslideModerate

Low or minimal exposure: lightning, inland flooding, hail, strong wind, heat wave, ice storm, cold wave, hurricane, winter weather, wildfire.

Hazard ratings are AreaProfile calculations derived from the FEMA National Risk Index v1.20.0 (December 2025). FEMA publishes at county level. ZIP values are the land-area-weighted mean of the counties the ZIP Code Tabulation Area intersects. Expected annual loss is not allocated below county level. FEMA does not endorse this presentation. Higher physical resilience means lower exposure.

Taxes

AreaProfile does not yet publish tax comparisons. No tax dataset has met the source admission test for coverage, methodology transparency and update cadence, and the product rule is to omit a dimension rather than estimate it. The Area Score is calculated without a tax component and the weighting is documented on the methodology page.

Nothing on AreaProfile is individualized tax advice.

Access

1 major airport lies within 100 miles, the nearest 7 miles away.

AirportCodeDistanceLongest runway
Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta IntlATL7 mi12,390 ft
Birmingham-Shuttlesworth IntlBHM131 mi12,007 ft
Donaldson FldGYH140 mi8,000 ft

Airport identity, position and runway data come from the FAA. “Major airport” is an AreaProfile classification — a public-use civil airport with a paved runway of at least 8,000 feet — not an FAA hub designation. Distances are straight-line, not driving distance.

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Data & methodology

Used forSourceSource periodUpdated
AccessFederal Aviation Administration
Airports (NASR) — Aeronautical Data Delivery Service
NASR current cycle28-day NASR cycle
Physical riskFederal Emergency Management Agency
National Risk Index
National Risk Index December 2025 (v1.20.0)Periodic dataset versions (v1.20.0 current)
ClimateNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Monthly)
1991-2020 NormalsEvery ten years (next release follows the 2001–2030 period)
JobsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
June 2026Monthly
JobsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
2025 OEWSAnnual (spring release)
DemographicsU.S. Census Bureau
Population Estimates Program
July 1, 2024 estimateAnnual (vintage released each spring)
DevelopmentU.S. Census Bureau
Building Permits Survey
12 months ending July 2026Monthly, roughly three weeks after the reference month
Demographics, Housing, Income, JobsU.S. Census Bureau
American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (Table-Based Summary File)
2024 ACS 5-YearAnnual (5-year estimates released each December)

Profile recalculated August 29, 2026. Recalculation is not the same as new source data — each figure above shows the period its source actually covers. Read the full methodology or browse every source.

30311 vs Atlanta

How this ZIP area compares with Atlanta as a whole. Both figures come from the same ACS release, so the comparison is like for like.

30311
Atlanta
Median household income
$50,649
vs
$85,652
Per capita income
$36,372
vs
$65,718
Population density
2,806/sq mi
vs
3,734/sq mi
Median home value
$289,100
vs
$439,600
Median gross rent
$1,275
vs
$1,711
Homeownership rate
42.9%
vs
46.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher
32.4%
vs
59.2%
Poverty rate
25.3%
vs
16.9%
Median age
40.3
vs
34.2

Some demographic statistics use Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, which approximate but do not exactly match USPS ZIP delivery geography. See the methodology for how AreaProfile maps between them.