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Population (year 2000): 5,464. Estimated
population in July 2005: 8,564 (+56.7% change)
Males: 2,659 (48.7%), Females: 2,805 (51.3%)
Fulton County
Zip code:
30213
Median resident age: 33.3 years
Median household income: $39,679 (year 2000)
Median house value: $93,200 (year 2000)
Races in Fairburn:
- Black (47.6%)
- White Non-Hispanic (37.6%)
- Hispanic (13.0%)
- Other race (6.5%)
- Two or more races (1.8%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (9.1%), English
(6.0%), German (6.0%), Irish (3.6%), Subsaharan African (2.2%),
French (1.3%).
Elevation: 1016 feet
Land area: 7.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Fairburn
- High school or higher: 77.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
- Unemployed: 5.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 29.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Fairburn city
- Never married: 26.4%
- Now married: 49.9%
- Separated: 3.2%
- Widowed: 7.4%
- Divorced: 13.1%
7.8% Foreign born (6.5% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +881 (+19.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Fairburn:
- ANCHOR HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; COLLEGE PARK, GA)
- FAYETTE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 10 miles;
FAYETTEVILLE, GA)
- SOUTHWEST HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER (about 12
miles; ATLANTA, GA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Fairburn:
- THE WILLIAM B HARTSFIELD ATLANTA INTL (about 13
miles; ATLANTA, GA; ID: ATL)
- DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE (about 24 miles; MARIETTA,
GA; ID: MGE)
- RICHARD B RUSSELL (about 67 miles; ROME, GA; ID:
RMG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fairburn:
- SOUTH FULTON (about 5 miles; PALMETTO, GA; ID: 8A9)
- PEACHTREE CITY-FALCON FIELD (about 15 miles;
ATLANTA, GA; ID: FFC)
- FULTON COUNTY AIRPORT-BROWN FIELD (about 15 miles;
ATLANTA, GA; ID: FTY)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Fairburn:
- ATLANTA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 16 miles; ATLANTA,
GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,207)
- CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY (about 18 miles; ATLANTA,
GA; FT enrollment: 4,652)
- MOREHOUSE COLLEGE (about 18 miles; ATLANTA, GA; FT
enrollment: 2,867)
- MORRIS BROWN COLLEGE (about 18 miles; Atlanta, GA;
FT enrollment: 2,708)
- CLAYTON COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 18
miles; MORROW, GA; FT enrollment: 2,953)
- GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; ATLANTA,
GA; FT enrollment: 17,302)
- GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-MAIN CAMPUS (about
20 miles; ATLANTA, GA; FT enrollment: 13,841)
Public high school in Fairburn:
- CREEKSIDE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,585;
Location: 7405 HERNDON ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Fairburn:
- LANDMARK CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 768;
Location: 50 BROAD ST; Grades: KG - 12)
- ARLINGTON CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 424;
Location: 4500 RIDGE ROAD; Grades: KG - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Fairburn:
- BEAR CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,309;
Location: 7415 HERNDON ROAD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- E. C. WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 636;
Location: 7040 RIVERTOWN ROAD; Grades: PK - 05)
- CAMPBELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 568;
Location: 91 ELDER STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
- VICTORY CHARTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
463; Location: 9275 CEDAR GROVE ROAD; Grades: KG - 08)
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