Holly Springs

Population: 17,693
Median household income: $111,224
Median home value: $414,700

Holly Springs is a community in Cherokee County, Georgia, home to 17,693 residents. The median household income of $111,224 is above the Cherokee County median ($105,442).

From 2019 to 2023, Holly Springs's population grew 41.4% from 12,509 to 17,693, while its median home value rose 54.2% from $268,900 to $414,700.

40.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 74.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 17,693
Median age: 39.2 yrs
Median household income: $111,224
Median home value: $414,700
Median gross rent: $1,927
Housing units: 6,478
Homeownership rate: 74.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 40.0%
Unemployment rate: 3.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,50917,693

Median household income

$95,941$111,224

Median home value

$268,900$414,700

Median gross rent

$1,288$1,927

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,509	$95,941	$268,900	$1,288
2020	13,682	$94,824	$287,400	$1,356
2021	15,784	$98,651	$312,600	$1,447
2022	16,675	$108,332	$377,600	$1,692
2023	17,693	$111,224	$414,700	$1,927

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

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1722.0%

18 to 246.5%

25 to 3410.2%

35 to 4418.6%

45 to 5415.9%

55 to 648.0%

65 to 749.0%

75 and over3.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,076	6.1%
5 to 17	3,899	22.0%
18 to 24	1,145	6.5%
25 to 34	1,799	10.2%
35 to 44	3,299	18.6%
45 to 54	2,818	15.9%
55 to 64	1,424	8.0%
65 to 74	1,594	9.0%
75 and over	639	3.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,251	74.9%
Black or African American	1,882	10.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5	0.0%
Asian	179	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	193	1.1%
Two or more races	502	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,681	9.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.2%

High school graduate24.8%

Some college or associate's31.1%

Bachelor's degree27.7%

Graduate or professional degree12.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	482	4.2%
High school graduate	2,868	24.8%
Some college or associate's	3,595	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	3,208	27.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1,420	12.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone73.5%

Carpooled4.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home20.8%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,675	73.5%
Carpooled	409	4.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	35	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,884	20.8%
Other means	73	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,281	17.8%
15 to 29 min	1,397	19.4%
30 to 44 min	2,308	32.1%
45 to 59 min	1,461	20.3%
60+ min	745	10.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.86
Poverty rate: 3.4% (593 of 17,693)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,736	76.5%
Nonfamily households	1,453	23.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2007

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,189	95.5%
Vacant	289	4.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,595	74.2%
Renter-occupied	1,594	25.8%

1-unit, detached80.1%

1-unit, attached6.2%

2 to 4 units3.3%

5 to 19 units4.1%

20 or more units6.1%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,190	80.1%
1-unit, attached	401	6.2%
2 to 4 units	212	3.3%
5 to 19 units	268	4.1%
20 or more units	395	6.1%
Mobile home & other	12	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1339524
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 7.33 sq mi
Water area: 0.1 sq mi
Center point: 34.1672, -84.4845