Kennesaw State University vs Powder Springs

A side-by-side comparison of Kennesaw State University and Powder Springs: population, income, housing, and more.

Kennesaw State University and Powder Springs are places in Georgia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Powder Springs has the higher population (17,414 vs 2,455 in Kennesaw State University). Since 2019, Powder Springs's population has grown faster (+14.8% vs -31.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Kennesaw State University	Powder Springs
Population	2,455	17,414
Median age	19.7 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	—	$96,961
Median home value	—	$283,700
Median gross rent	—	$1,778
Housing units	27	6,466
Homeownership rate	—	83.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	39.8%
Unemployment rate	19.2%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kennesaw State University	Powder Springs
Population	3,568 → 2,455 (-31.2%)	15,163 → 17,414 (+14.8%)
Median household income	—	$69,807 → $96,961 (+38.9%)
Median home value	—	$167,500 → $283,700 (+69.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,244 → $1,778 (+42.9%)

Kennesaw State University

Population

3,5682,455

Powder Springs

Population

15,16317,414

Median household income

$69,807$96,961

Median home value

$167,500$283,700

Median gross rent

$1,244$1,778

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kennesaw State University	Powder Springs
Under 5	0.0%	5.0%
5 to 17	1.5%	20.1%
18 to 24	97.5%	7.9%
25 to 34	1.0%	10.9%
35 to 44	0.0%	15.1%
45 to 54	0.0%	14.1%
55 to 64	0.0%	13.2%
65 to 74	0.0%	8.1%
75 and over	0.0%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kennesaw State University	Powder Springs
White (non-Hispanic)	50.5%	24.1%
Black or African American	37.8%	48.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.0%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	2.4%
Two or more races	3.3%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	5.3%	20.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kennesaw State University	Powder Springs
No high school diploma	0.0%	9.6%
High school graduate	0.0%	26.5%
Some college or associate's	100.0%	24.1%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	25.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	14.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kennesaw State University	Powder Springs
Drove alone	47.7%	75.7%
Carpooled	4.0%	4.3%
Public transit	5.9%	0.0%
Walked	31.1%	0.4%
Bicycle	2.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.9%	15.9%
Other means	3.1%	3.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kennesaw State University	Powder Springs
1-unit, detached	0.0%	90.5%
1-unit, attached	100.0%	7.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Kennesaw State University	Powder Springs
Poverty rate	—	11.7%
Average household size	—	2.77
Mean commute (minutes)	16	35
Median year structure built	—	1995