Villa Rica, GA

Census Place

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2022 Population

17,354

2.91% 1-year growth

US Senator

Jon Ossoff

Democratic Party

US Senator

Raphael Warnock

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

0.585% 1-year decrease

2022 Poverty Rate

7.84%

10.9% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$82,373

7.62% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$219,800

22.9% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Villa Rica, GA had a population of 17.4k people with a median age of 34 and a median household income of $82,373. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Villa Rica, GA grew from 16,863 to 17,354, a 2.91% increase and its median household income grew from $76,544 to $82,373, a 7.62% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Villa Rica, GA are Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (44.1%), White (Non-Hispanic) (39.5%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (4.14%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.69%), and White (Hispanic) (3.6%).

None of the households in Villa Rica, GA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

96.7% of the residents in Villa Rica, GA are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Villa Rica, GA was $219,800, and the homeownership rate was 63.9%.

Most people in Villa Rica, GA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 32.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Villa Rica, GA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Villa Rica, GA is home to a population of 17.4k people, from which 96.7% are citizens. As of 2022, 8.78% of Villa Rica, GA residents were born outside of the country (1.52k people).

In 2022, there were 1.12 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.65k people) in Villa Rica, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 6.85k White (Non-Hispanic) and 719 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

96.7%

2022 Citizenship

96.7%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 96.7% of Villa Rica, GA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Villa Rica, GA was 96.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Villa Rica, GA

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
7.65k ± 917
White (Non-Hispanic)
6.85k ± 1.1k
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
719 ± 431

8.38%

Hispanic Population

1.46k people

8.38% of the people in Villa Rica, GA are hispanic (1.46k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Villa Rica, GA as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

8.78%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

1.52k people

7.81%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

1.32k people

As of 2022, 8.78% of Villa Rica, GA residents (1.52k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Villa Rica, GA was 7.81%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
288 ± 165
Gulf War (2001-)
167 ± 85
Vietnam
135 ± 66

Villa Rica, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.72 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Villa Rica, GA employs 8.89k people. The largest industries in Villa Rica, GA are Manufacturing (1,333 people), Retail Trade (1,297 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (990 people), and the highest paying industries are Public Administration ($88,864), Information ($82,000), and Transportation & Warehousing ($68,078).

Employment

Occupations

8.89k

2022 Value

± 908

3.07%

1 Year growth

± 13.8%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Villa Rica, GA grew at a rate of 3.07%, from 8.62k employees to 8.89k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Villa Rica, GA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,262 people), Production Occupations (1,036 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (913 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Villa Rica, GA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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Industries

Employment by Industries

8.89k

2022 Value

± 908

3.07%

1 Year growth

± 13.8%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Villa Rica, GA grew at a rate of 3.07%, from 8.62k employees to 8.89k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Villa Rica, GA, are Manufacturing (1,333 people), Retail Trade (1,297 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (990 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Villa Rica, GA, though some of these residents may live in Villa Rica, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$47,175

Median earning men ± $3,762

$41,464

Median earning women ± $2,099

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Public Administration ($89,318), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($68,642), and Information ($68,558).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Information ($90,854), Public Administration ($68,611), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($62,527).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.94%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.87M people employed in Georgia. This represents a 2.94% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Georgia.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Georgia went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 49.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (49.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.24%).

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing the state of Georgia. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Georgia is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

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2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (49.5%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (49.2%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.24%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Georgia went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 49.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (49.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.24%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Georgia for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Georgia

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Jon Ossoff

Senator from Georgia

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Inauguration delayed as incumbent senator David Perdue's term expired on January 3, 2021, two days prior to the 2020-21 United States Senate election in Georgia|runoff election.

Raphael Warnock

Senator from Georgia

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Elected to the seat to succeed Kelly Loeffler, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of Johnny Isakson.

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing Georgia.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Georgia over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Georgia

Georgia is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Georgia have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.08% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.03% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (2.33M), Some college (1.78M), and Bachelors Degree (1.56M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Villa Rica, GA was $219,800 in 2022, which is 0.78 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $178,900 to $219,800, a 22.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Villa Rica, GA is 63.9%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Villa Rica, GA have an average commute time of 32.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Villa Rica, GA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Villa Rica, GA is $82,373. In 2022, the place with the highest median household income in Villa Rica, GA was Census Tract 9101.03 with a value of $88,486, followed by Census Tract 9101.01 and Census Tract 804.03, with respective values of $75,813 and $74,669.

Property

$219,800

Median Property Value 2022

±$17,877

$3,748

Median Property Taxes

±$552

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 Villa Rica, GA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

63.9%

Homeownership

2022

69.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 63.9% of the housing units in Villa Rica, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 60%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9101.03
Census Tract 9101.01
Census Tract 804.03

In 2022, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Villa Rica, GA was Census Tract 9101.03 with a value of $88,486, followed by Census Tract 9101.01 and Census Tract 804.03, with respective values of $75,813 and $74,669.

The following map shows all of the places in Villa Rica, GA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$82,373

Median Household Income

± $5,933

5.86k

Number of Households

± 647

In 2022, the median household income of the 5.86k households in Villa Rica, GA grew to $82,373 from the previous year's value of $76,544.

The following chart displays the households in Villa Rica, 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Villa Rica, GA is from Georgia.

0.474

2022 Wage GINI in Georgia

0.475

2021 Wage GINI in Georgia

In 2022, the income inequality in Georgia was 0.474 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.224% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Georgia was lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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 2022

Drove Alone (79.5%)
Worked At Home (10.6%)
Carpooled (7.15%)

In 2022, 79.5% of workers in Villa Rica, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.6%) and those who carpooled to work (7.15%).

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

32.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Villa Rica, GA have a longer commute time (32.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 3.77% of the workforce in Villa Rica, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.84% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Villa Rica, GA (1.35k out of 17.3k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Villa Rica, GA is Black, followed by White and Hispanic.

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
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

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

Health

88.8% of the population of Villa Rica, GA has health coverage, with 56.8% on employee plans, 13.1% on Medicaid, 6.66% on Medicare, 11.1% on non-group plans, and 1.13% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Carroll County, GA see 2062 patients per year on average, which represents a 3.1% increase from the previous year (2000 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3049 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 567 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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2,062 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Carroll County, GA

Primary care physicians in Carroll County, GA see an average of 2,062 patients per year. This represents a 3.1% increase from the previous year (2,000 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Carroll County, GA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 31% under 18 years, 20% between 18 and 34 years, 39.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 9.87% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 44.1% were men and 55.9% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

11.2%

Uninsured

56.8%

Employer Coverage

13.1%

Medicaid

6.66%

Medicare

11.1%

Non-Group

1.13%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Villa Rica, GA declined by 6.54% from 11.9% to 11.2%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Villa Rica, GA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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