Johns Creek vs Roswell

A side-by-side comparison of Johns Creek and Roswell: population, income, housing, and more.

Johns Creek and Roswell are places in Georgia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Roswell has the higher population (92,577 vs 82,115 in Johns Creek). Johns Creek has the higher median household income ($160,185 vs $124,422 in Roswell). Johns Creek has the higher median home value ($583,700 vs $520,500 in Roswell).

Population, income & housing

	Johns Creek	Roswell
Population	82,115	92,577
Median age	43.1 yrs	40.0 yrs
Median household income	$160,185	$124,422
Median home value	$583,700	$520,500
Median gross rent	$2,173	$1,707
Housing units	29,803	37,552
Homeownership rate	79.7%	71.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	70.7%	64.8%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Johns Creek	Roswell
Population	83,999 → 82,115 (-2.2%)	94,498 → 92,577 (-2.0%)
Median household income	$122,514 → $160,185 (+30.7%)	$99,726 → $124,422 (+24.8%)
Median home value	$400,100 → $583,700 (+45.9%)	$374,700 → $520,500 (+38.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,677 → $2,173 (+29.6%)	$1,281 → $1,707 (+33.3%)

Johns Creek

Population

83,99982,115

Median household income

$122,514$160,185

Median home value

$400,100$583,700

Median gross rent

$1,677$2,173

Roswell

Population

94,49892,577

Median household income

$99,726$124,422

Median home value

$374,700$520,500

Median gross rent

$1,281$1,707

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Johns Creek	Roswell
Under 5	4.6%	5.2%
5 to 17	22.0%	19.3%
18 to 24	5.7%	7.4%
25 to 34	7.5%	11.0%
35 to 44	14.0%	14.0%
45 to 54	18.3%	15.3%
55 to 64	15.5%	12.7%
65 to 74	8.0%	9.8%
75 and over	4.5%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Johns Creek	Roswell
White (non-Hispanic)	47.8%	60.8%
Black or African American	11.2%	10.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	28.3%	4.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.6%	1.5%
Two or more races	4.8%	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino	6.3%	16.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Johns Creek	Roswell
No high school diploma	4.7%	5.2%
High school graduate	7.8%	11.7%
Some college or associate's	16.7%	18.4%
Bachelor's degree	39.2%	41.0%
Graduate or professional degree	31.6%	23.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Johns Creek	Roswell
Drove alone	57.4%	58.3%
Carpooled	6.2%	8.3%
Public transit	0.5%	1.0%
Walked	0.6%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.3%
Worked from home	33.8%	29.0%
Other means	1.2%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Johns Creek	Roswell
1-unit, detached	77.5%	59.3%
1-unit, attached	8.4%	11.7%
2 to 4 units	1.0%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	6.6%	14.8%
20 or more units	6.3%	9.9%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Johns Creek	Roswell
Poverty rate	3.9%	7.4%
Average household size	2.85	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	30	27
Median year structure built	1995	1989