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30324Atlanta, Georgia

Area Profile

Income, jobs, climate, physical risk and development data for ZIP code 30324.

76
Area Score
Top 5% of 695 published profiles

How we calculate this

How this area ranks
OpportunityTop 2% of 727 published ZIP areas86
GrowthTop 28% of 701 published ZIP areas62
Housing affordability494th of 800 published ZIP areas62
ClimateTop 21% of 779 published ZIP areas78
Physical resilienceTop 17% of 800 published ZIP areas82
Access676th of 779 published ZIP areas88
Economic stabilityTop 39% of 800 published ZIP areas63
The quick read

30324 ranks in the top 2% of published ZIP profiles for employment opportunity, with unemployment at 3.7% and median household income of $92,122.

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 30324 in the top 17% for physical resilience.

At a glance

Population
29,073
2024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income
$92,122
Top 25% nationally
Density
5,506/sq mi
5.3 sq mi of land
Median age
33.8
2024 ACS 5-Year
City
Atlanta
Georgia
Metro area
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
Nearest major airport
ATL
13 mi · Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta Intl
Median home value
$502,500
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.

71% of adults hold a four-year degree, higher than 97% of measured US ZIP areas.

MetricValueCompared with peersSource period
Median household income ±$9,640$92,122Top 25%2024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income ±$9,760$79,629Top 4%2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate11.0%Top 48%2024 ACS 5-Year
Average commute27.1 minBottom 46%2024 ACS 5-Year
Bachelor's degree or higher71.0%Top 3%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 participation79.7%Top 3%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
202120222023202494k81k
Each point is a separate five-year estimate, most recently $92,122 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 $1,821 takes 24% of median household income, below the 30% threshold at which a household is considered cost-burdened.

A median home costs 5.5 times median household income here, well above the historic benchmark, at a level conventionally described as seriously unaffordable.

Rent as a share of income
23.7%
Below the 30% cost-burdened threshold
Home price to income
5.5×
median home value ÷ median income
Median gross rent
$1,821
2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value
$502,500
2024 ACS 5-Year
MetricValueCompared with peersSource period
Home price to income5.45Top 13%2024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate38.3%Bottom 5%2024 ACS 5-Year
Housing units ±88118,610Top 4%2024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent ±$71$1,821Top 12%2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value ±$49,400$502,500Top 13%2024 ACS 5-Year
Rent as a share of income23.7%Top 19%2024 ACS 5-Year
Vacancy rate13.6%Top 42%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

7 of the twelve months have a normal average temperature between 55°F and 80°F. July averages a high of 89°F and January a low of 33°F.

Normal annual precipitation is 51.4 inches.

20°40°60°80°100°JFMAMJJASOND
Solid line: normal daily high. Dashed line: normal daily low. 1991-2020 normals from NOAA station ATLANTA PEACHTREE AP, 5.1 miles from this location.
Precipitation
JFMAMJJASOND4.7"
Normal monthly precipitation, in inches.
MetricValueSource period
Annual precipitation51.4"1991-2020 Normals
Average January low33°F1991-2020 Normals
Average July high89°F1991-2020 Normals
Comfortable months71991-2020 Normals
Seasonal temperature swing37°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

82 / 100
Physical resilience

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

LightningModerate
TornadoModerate
EarthquakeModerate
LandslideModerate

Low or minimal exposure: 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 13 miles away.

AirportCodeDistanceLongest runway
Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta IntlATL13 mi12,390 ft
Donaldson FldGYH130 mi8,000 ft
Birmingham-Shuttlesworth IntlBHM139 mi12,007 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.

30324 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.

30324
Atlanta
Median household income
$92,122
vs
$85,652
Per capita income
$79,629
vs
$65,718
Population density
5,506/sq mi
vs
3,734/sq mi
Median home value
$502,500
vs
$439,600
Median gross rent
$1,821
vs
$1,711
Homeownership rate
38.3%
vs
46.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher
71.0%
vs
59.2%
Poverty rate
11.0%
vs
16.9%
Median age
33.8
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.