Peachtree City, Georgia
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Peachtree City · Fayette County, Georgia
Population 38,977 (est. 2026: ~41,000)
Source: Census ACS 2023 · ACS 2023 + 1.54% annual growth projection

Peachtree City, Georgia

Fayette County, Georgia · Population 38,244

Peachtree City sits about 30 miles south of Atlanta along the I-85 corridor, occupying a distinctive place in the suburban landscape that most bedroom communities never achieve. The defining feature here is a 100-mile network of paved cart paths that crisscross the city, allowing residents to reach shopping, schools, and restaurants by golf cart — a genuine daily transportation system, not a novelty. Developed as a planned community starting in the 1950s, Peachtree City grew around a series of interconnected villages, each with its own retail nodes and green space. The result is a city that looks and functions differently from surrounding Fayette County towns. Median incomes are high, educational attainment is exceptional, and the housing stock is largely owner-occupied. For anyone considering a move from Atlanta's core, Peachtree City is the most common answer to the question of where people with school-age children and professional incomes land when they leave the city.

People & Demographics

The population sits at 38,244, making Peachtree City the largest municipality in Fayette County, which counts 119,194 residents total. The median age of 44.2 is notably high — well above typical suburban averages — reflecting a community that has aged in place alongside its housing stock. Of 38,414 residents counted in the ACS, 28,549 identify as white, 3,480 as Black, 3,141 as Asian, and 3,014 as Hispanic or Latino.

There are 14,598 occupied households, with 11,027 of those being family households. Average household size is 2.61. Children under 18 number 9,189, representing a meaningful but not dominant share of the population — consistent with the older median age. Poverty affects 2,211 residents, a rate that remains low relative to both state and national benchmarks given the city's income profile.

Economy & Employment

The median household income in Peachtree City is $111,850 — more than double Georgia's statewide median and among the highest figures in the region. Per capita income reaches $57,849. The labor force counts 18,018 people, with 670 unemployed at the time of measurement.

The city draws heavily from the Atlanta metro employment base. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, roughly 25 miles north, is one of the area's largest employers and pulls a significant share of Peachtree City's workforce. Healthcare, logistics, and white-collar professional services round out the employment picture. The income figures suggest this is a community of managers, engineers, healthcare professionals, and senior corporate employees — not a working-class suburb.

Housing

Housing here is expensive. The median home value is $435,300, and the median rent is $1,841 per month. Both figures sit well above Fayette County and Georgia state averages. Of 15,726 total housing units, 14,598 are occupied and 1,128 are vacant — a vacancy rate of roughly 7.2%, which is unremarkable for a built-out planned community.

Owner-occupied units account for 10,872 households; renters occupy 3,726. That owner-to-renter ratio of roughly 74% to 26% reflects the city's demographics: established families, longer tenure, and relatively little transient housing stock. Anyone looking for affordable entry-level rentals will find the market thin and expensive.

Schools

Public schools in Peachtree City are served by the Fayette County School System. The schools operating within or primarily serving the city include:

The elementary school network is notably distributed — a direct consequence of the city's village planning model. McIntosh High School draws from across the city and consistently ranks among Fayette County's stronger secondary schools by state metrics.

Getting Around

Peachtree City is a car-dependent city by any standard measure. Of 17,081 total workers, 11,882 drove alone to work. Carpooling accounts for 571 commuters. Public transit use is negligible at 57 people, and 73 walked. Working from home has taken hold at scale: 3,730 residents — roughly 22% of the workforce — worked from home at the time of measurement, a figure consistent with the professional income profile.

Aggregate commute time across all workers totals 392,910 minutes. The cart path system, while beloved locally, does not replace car commuting for employment outside city limits. Hartsfield-Jackson and Atlanta's employment centers require highway access.

Healthcare

Piedmont Fayette Hospital serves as the primary acute care facility for Peachtree City and the surrounding county. The hospital is located in Fayetteville, the county seat, a short drive from Peachtree City's core. For specialized or tertiary care, residents typically access the full range of Atlanta-area health systems to the north.

A searchable directory of local healthcare providers registered with CMS is available through the NPI Registry for Peachtree City, GA.

Library

The Peachtree City Library serves the community and can be reached at (770) 631-2520. It is part of the Flint River Regional Library system, which provides access to resources across Fayette and surrounding counties.

Parks & Recreation

Three National Park Service units lie within reasonable driving distance:

Within Peachtree City itself, the 100-mile cart path network connects to parks, Lake Peachtree, Kedron Reservoir, and multiple greenway corridors. Lake Peachtree is undergoing restoration work that has been a long-running topic in local government. The city's park system is integrated into its planning in a way uncommon for suburban Georgia.

Natural Hazards

Fayette County has received 14 federal disaster declarations since 1977, spanning a range of hazard types:

The pattern is consistent with north-central Georgia broadly — ice storms in winter, tropical remnants in late summer and fall, and periodic severe flooding. Hurricane Helene's 2024 declaration reflects the storm's inland reach, which surprised many residents unaccustomed to tropical storm damage this far from the coast.

Government & Municipal Code

Peachtree City operates under a council-manager form of government. The municipal code is published through Municode and is publicly available at library.municode.com/ga/peachtree_city. No separate municipal building code is listed in the available data; building regulation likely defaults to state and county standards.

Weather

Current forecasts and conditions for Peachtree City are available through the National Weather Service forecast page. Active weather alerts can be monitored at alerts.weather.gov. The nearest official weather observation station is PEACHTREE CITY 0.3 SE, located 0.4 miles from the city center.

References

The law belongs to the people. Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 590 U.S. (2020)