Lithia Springs

Population: 16,138
Median household income: $54,982
Median home value: $199,500

Lithia Springs is a community in Douglas County, Georgia, home to 16,138 residents. Its median household income of $54,982 runs below the Douglas County figure of $80,764.

From 2019 to 2023, Lithia Springs's population declined 10.6% from 18,054 to 16,138, while its median home value rose 52.5% from $130,800 to $199,500.

Owners occupy 41.8% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 29.0 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,138
Median age: 29.0 yrs
Median household income: $54,982
Median home value: $199,500
Median gross rent: $1,353
Housing units: 7,180
Homeownership rate: 41.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

18,05416,138

Median household income

$48,988$54,982

Median home value

$130,800$199,500

Median gross rent

$1,056$1,353

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	18,054	$48,988	$130,800	$1,056
2020	17,545	$46,981	$131,700	$1,095
2021	15,825	$49,568	$149,800	$1,165
2022	16,020	$50,694	$171,600	$1,230
2023	16,138	$54,982	$199,500	$1,353

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

Age distribution

Under 58.1%

5 to 1716.5%

18 to 2415.1%

25 to 3418.0%

35 to 4411.0%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 649.8%

65 to 746.8%

75 and over3.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,301	8.1%
5 to 17	2,670	16.5%
18 to 24	2,441	15.1%
25 to 34	2,907	18.0%
35 to 44	1,768	11.0%
45 to 54	1,877	11.6%
55 to 64	1,578	9.8%
65 to 74	1,099	6.8%
75 and over	497	3.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,066	25.2%
Black or African American	7,887	48.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	46	0.3%
Asian	157	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	12	0.1%
Two or more races	437	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,533	21.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.3%

High school graduate30.6%

Some college or associate's32.6%

Bachelor's degree15.5%

Graduate or professional degree10.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,098	11.3%
High school graduate	2,976	30.6%
Some college or associate's	3,169	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	1,506	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	977	10.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone77.0%

Carpooled7.5%

Public transit0.8%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.9%

Other means3.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,345	77.0%
Carpooled	618	7.5%
Public transit	70	0.8%
Walked	23	0.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	898	10.9%
Other means	286	3.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,963	26.7%
15 to 29 min	1,817	24.7%
30 to 44 min	1,651	22.5%
45 to 59 min	913	12.4%
60+ min	998	13.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.46
Poverty rate: 19.3% (3,098 of 16,079)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,844	58.7%
Nonfamily households	2,701	41.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,545	91.2%
Vacant	635	8.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,736	41.8%
Renter-occupied	3,809	58.2%

1-unit, detached51.5%

1-unit, attached3.4%

2 to 4 units4.8%

5 to 19 units26.2%

20 or more units5.6%

Mobile home & other8.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,695	51.5%
1-unit, attached	247	3.4%
2 to 4 units	343	4.8%
5 to 19 units	1,878	26.2%
20 or more units	405	5.6%
Mobile home & other	612	8.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1346832
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 13 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 33.7825, -84.6485