Villa Rica

Population: 17,798
Median household income: $86,052
Median home value: $250,700

Located in Carroll County, Georgia, Villa Rica is a community with a population of 17,798. The median household income of $86,052 is above the Carroll County median ($72,327).

From 2019 to 2023, Villa Rica's population grew 15.6% from 15,392 to 17,798, while its median home value rose 54.0% from $162,800 to $250,700.

Households average 2.93 people. The median gross rent is $1,462.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 17,798
Median age: 33.7 yrs
Median household income: $86,052
Median home value: $250,700
Median gross rent: $1,462
Housing units: 6,725
Homeownership rate: 61.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

15,39217,798

Median household income

$63,241$86,052

Median home value

$162,800$250,700

Median gross rent

$1,071$1,462

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	15,392	$63,241	$162,800	$1,071
2020	15,803	$70,767	$166,300	$1,101
2021	16,863	$76,544	$178,900	$1,181
2022	17,354	$82,373	$219,800	$1,296
2023	17,798	$86,052	$250,700	$1,462

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.1%

5 to 1722.0%

18 to 246.6%

25 to 3415.6%

35 to 4416.5%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 649.7%

65 to 746.4%

75 and over3.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,264	7.1%
5 to 17	3,920	22.0%
18 to 24	1,179	6.6%
25 to 34	2,776	15.6%
35 to 44	2,935	16.5%
45 to 54	2,191	12.3%
55 to 64	1,722	9.7%
65 to 74	1,143	6.4%
75 and over	668	3.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,878	38.6%
Black or African American	7,531	42.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.0%
Asian	927	5.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	23	0.1%
Two or more races	929	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,506	8.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.4%

High school graduate24.6%

Some college or associate's39.2%

Bachelor's degree13.9%

Graduate or professional degree12.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,073	9.4%
High school graduate	2,817	24.6%
Some college or associate's	4,485	39.2%
Bachelor's degree	1,584	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1,476	12.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone76.6%

Carpooled7.7%

Public transit1.0%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.2%

Other means2.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,981	76.6%
Carpooled	703	7.7%
Public transit	88	1.0%
Walked	36	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,113	12.2%
Other means	188	2.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,507	18.8%
15 to 29 min	2,454	30.7%
30 to 44 min	1,999	25.0%
45 to 59 min	875	10.9%
60+ min	1,161	14.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.93
Poverty rate: 8.8% (1,566 of 17,798)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,423	72.8%
Nonfamily households	1,654	27.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2003

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,077	90.4%
Vacant	648	9.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,712	61.1%
Renter-occupied	2,365	38.9%

1-unit, detached78.5%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units6.0%

5 to 19 units4.8%

20 or more units7.7%

Mobile home & other1.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,276	78.5%
1-unit, attached	74	1.1%
2 to 4 units	405	6.0%
5 to 19 units	325	4.8%
20 or more units	519	7.7%
Mobile home & other	126	1.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1379528
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 15 sq mi
Water area: 0.13 sq mi
Center point: 33.7284, -84.9167