Powder Springs, GA

Census Place

2024 Population

18,009

US Senator

Jon Ossoff

Democratic Party

US Senator

Raphael Warnock

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

41.1

0.983% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

14.6%

24.6% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$105,070

8.36% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$332,900

Population & Diversity

Powder Springs, GA is home to a population of 18k people, from which 91.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, 15.6% of Powder Springs, GA residents were born outside of the country (2.81k people).

In 2024, there were 2.09 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (9.22k people) in Powder Springs, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.41k White (Non-Hispanic) and 2.04k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

91.6%

2024 Citizenship

92.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 91.6% of Powder Springs, GA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Powder Springs, GA was 92.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Powder Springs, GA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Powder Springs, GA

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
9.22k ± 1.04k
White (Non-Hispanic)
4.41k ± 786
Other (Hispanic)
2.04k ± 716

17.3%

Hispanic Population

3.12k people

17.3% of the people in Powder Springs, GA are hispanic (3.12k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Powder Springs, GA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Georgia.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
232,075 ± 11,701 people
India
112,556 ± 8,194 people
Jamaica
54,537 ± 5,719 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Georgia was Mexico, the natal country of 232,075 Georgia residents, followed by India with 112,556 and Jamaica with 54,537.

Foreign-Born Population

15.6%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

2.81k people

14.7%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

2.56k people

As of 2024, 15.6% of Powder Springs, GA residents (2.81k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Powder Springs, GA was 14.7%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Powder Springs, GA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
408 ± 276
Gulf War (1990s)
255 ± 147
Gulf War (2001-)
253 ± 129

Powder Springs, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.6 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Powder Springs, GA.

Economy

The economy of Powder Springs, GA employs 9k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Powder Springs, GA were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,108 people), Retail Trade (1,042 people), and Construction (890 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($93,906), Public Administration ($91,493), and Manufacturing ($72,847).

Employment

Occupations

2024 Value

± 874

3.86%

1 Year growth

± 13.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Powder Springs, GA grew at a rate of 3.86%, from 8.66k employees to 9k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Powder Springs, GA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,476 people), Management Occupations (1,145 people), and Transportation Occupations (825 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Powder Springs, GA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Georgia.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Georgia (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

2024 Value

± 874

3.86%

1 Year growth

± 13.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Powder Springs, GA grew at a rate of 3.86%, from 8.66k employees to 9k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Powder Springs, GA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,108 people), Retail Trade (1,042 people), and Construction (890 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Powder Springs, GA, though some of these residents may live in Powder Springs, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$61,477

Median earning men ± $7,635

$48,722

Median earning women ± $7,851

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($92,292), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($80,439), and Manufacturing ($72,986).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($100,869), Public Administration ($87,036), and Information ($84,130).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Powder Springs, GA was $332,900 in 2024, which is 1 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $283,700 to $332,900, a 17.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Powder Springs, GA is 82.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Powder Springs, GA have an average commute time of 33.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Powder Springs, GA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$332,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$18,477

$5,351

Median Property Taxes

±$658

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Powder Springs, GA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Powder Springs, GA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

82.4%

Homeownership

2024

63.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 82.4% of the housing units in Powder Springs, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 83.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Powder Springs, GA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$105,070

Median Household Income

± $11,072

6.49k

Number of Households

± 739

In 2024, the median household income of the 6.49k households in Powder Springs, GA grew to $105,070 from the previous year's value of $96,961.

The following chart displays the households in Powder Springs, GA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $150k - $200k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Powder Springs, GA is from Georgia.

0.471

2024 Wage GINI in Georgia

0.471

2023 Wage GINI in Georgia

In 2024, the income inequality in Georgia was 0.471 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.104% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Georgia was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Georgia in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Georgia across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (69.9%)
Worked At Home (22.7%)
Carpooled (4.29%)

In 2024, 69.9% of workers in Powder Springs, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (22.7%) and those who carpooled to work (4.29%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

33.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Powder Springs, GA have a longer commute time (33.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.27% of the workforce in Powder Springs, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Powder Springs, GA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Powder Springs, GA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Powder Springs, GA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Powder Springs, GA (2.58k out of 17.7k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 12 - 14, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Powder Springs, GA is Black, followed by Other and White.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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