Powder Springs

Population: 17,414
Median household income: $96,961
Median home value: $283,700

Located in Cobb County, Georgia, Powder Springs is a community with a population of 17,414. At $96,961, its median household income sits in line with Cobb County's $98,712.

From 2019 to 2023, Powder Springs's population grew 14.8% from 15,163 to 17,414, while its median home value rose 69.4% from $167,500 to $283,700.

The median gross rent is $1,778. 39.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 17,414
Median age: 40.7 yrs
Median household income: $96,961
Median home value: $283,700
Median gross rent: $1,778
Housing units: 6,466
Homeownership rate: 83.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.8%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	15,163	$69,807	$167,500	$1,244
2020	15,390	$72,810	$181,000	$1,296
2021	16,698	$78,912	$199,100	$1,430
2022	16,930	$88,311	$241,800	$1,673
2023	17,414	$96,961	$283,700	$1,778

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

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1720.1%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 3410.9%

35 to 4415.1%

45 to 5414.1%

55 to 6413.2%

65 to 748.1%

75 and over5.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	874	5.0%
5 to 17	3,503	20.1%
18 to 24	1,373	7.9%
25 to 34	1,899	10.9%
35 to 44	2,630	15.1%
45 to 54	2,459	14.1%
55 to 64	2,307	13.2%
65 to 74	1,410	8.1%
75 and over	959	5.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,197	24.1%
Black or African American	8,505	48.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7	0.0%
Asian	200	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	10	0.1%
Some other race	425	2.4%
Two or more races	487	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,583	20.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.6%

High school graduate26.5%

Some college or associate's24.1%

Bachelor's degree25.0%

Graduate or professional degree14.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,119	9.6%
High school graduate	3,092	26.5%
Some college or associate's	2,806	24.1%
Bachelor's degree	2,913	25.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1,734	14.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone75.7%

Carpooled4.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home15.9%

Other means3.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,485	75.7%
Carpooled	366	4.3%
Public transit	4	0.0%
Walked	35	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,363	15.9%
Other means	318	3.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	928	12.9%
15 to 29 min	1,739	24.1%
30 to 44 min	2,180	30.2%
45 to 59 min	1,324	18.4%
60+ min	1,037	14.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.77
Poverty rate: 11.7% (1,995 of 17,067)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,259	68.7%
Nonfamily households	1,936	31.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1995

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,195	95.8%
Vacant	271	4.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,188	83.7%
Renter-occupied	1,007	16.3%

1-unit, detached90.5%

1-unit, attached7.0%

2 to 4 units1.0%

5 to 19 units0.3%

20 or more units1.1%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,851	90.5%
1-unit, attached	453	7.0%
2 to 4 units	63	1.0%
5 to 19 units	18	0.3%
20 or more units	73	1.1%
Mobile home & other	8	0.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1362524
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 7.96 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 33.8644, -84.6812