POWDER SPRINGS, GA

In 2019, there were 15.2k residents in Powder Springs, Georgia, with a median age of 38 and a median household income of $69,807. In Powder Springs, Georgia, between 2018 and 2019, the population increased by 1.46%, from 14,945 to 15,163, while the median household income increased by 11.4%, from $62,645 to $69,807.

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (54.3%), White (Non-Hispanic) (27.8%), White (Hispanic) (5.49%), Other (Hispanic) (4.21%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (2.38%) make up Powder Springs, Georgia's top 5 ethnic groupings. In Powder Springs, Georgia, 0 percent of households have English as the only language spoken at home.

In Powder Springs, Georgia, 95.9% of the population is an American citizen.

In Powder Springs, Georgia, the homeownership rate was 77.7% in 2019 and the median property value was $167,500. The majority of residents of Powder Springs, Georgia commuted alone by car, and the trip took an average of 35.3 minutes. In Powder Springs, Georgia, there were typically two cars per family.

Diversity

15.2k people call Powder Springs, Georgia home, and 95.9% of them are citizens. In 2019, 11.8% of Powder Springs, Georgia residents were foreign-born (1.79k people).

In Powder Springs, Georgia, Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (8.23k people) made up 1.95 times more of the population in 2019 than any other race or ethnicity. The second and third most prevalent ethnic groups were White (Non-Hispanic) with 4.21k and 833 persons, respectively.

Ethnicity and Race

In Powder Springs, Georgia, Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (8.23k people) made up 1.95 times more of the population in 2019 than any other race or ethnicity. The second and third most prevalent ethnic groups were White (Non-Hispanic) with 4.21k and 833 persons, respectively.

In Powder Springs, Georgia, 15.2% of the population is Hispanic (2.31k people).

Population Born Abroad

1.79k persons in Powder Springs, Georgia were born abroad of the country as of 2019, which is less than the 13.7% national average. In Powder Springs, Georgia, 12.4% of residents were foreign-born in 2018, indicating a declining rate.

By Nativity, Age

The average age of all residents of Powder Springs, Georgia, in 2019 was 38. With a median age of 36, residents who were born in the United States were typically younger than those who were born abroad, who had a median age of 49. However, the population of Powder Springs, Georgia, is getting younger. In 2018, the average age of all Powder Springs, GA residents was 39.

Worldwide Diversity

Mexico accounted for 246,708 of the foreign-born residents of Georgia in 2019, with India coming in second with 94,981 and Korea coming in third with 42,867.

Citizenship

Compared to the national average of 93.4%, the percentage of US citizens living in Powder Springs, Georgia, as of 2019 was 95.9%. In Powder Springs, Georgia, 95.1% of people were US citizens in 2018, indicating a rising citizenship rate.

Veterans

1.26 times more military members have served in Vietnam than in any previous conflict, according to Powder Springs, Georgia.

Economy

In Powder Springs, Georgia, the average household income is $69,807. In Powder Springs, Georgia, Census Tract 315.05 had the highest median household income in 2019 with a value of $72,940, followed by Census Tract 315.08 and Census Tract 315.07 with values of $72,361 and $68,688.

In Georgia, the average income of men is $1,36 times greater than that of women, who earn $49,410 on average. Georgia's income inequality, as determined by the Gini index, is 0.477, which is lower than the US average.

7.58k persons are employed in the Powder Springs, Georgia, economy. Health Care & Social Assistance (860 people), Retail Trade (805 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (666 people) are the three industries in Powder Springs, Georgia that employ the most people and pay the highest wages ($55,077), followed by Public Administration ($51,090), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($49,500).