Newnan is a city of 44,235 people in Georgia. The population has more than doubled since 2000, adding 27,993 people. Density works out to 2,263 people per square mile. This skews young, with a median age of 35.9. Owners hold 58% of the housing stock. About 41% of adults have finished a four-year degree.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $82,292, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.9
US median: 38.9
More educated
41% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 73%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Newnan
What changed most since 1990
Population12,578 → 44,235(+252%)US over the same years: +35%
Median home value (2024 dollars)$133,684 → $364,700(+173%)US over the same years: +67%
Black share47.8% → 33.4%(−14.5 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Newnan's population equals 29% of Coweta County's. Its number of households without a car equals 55% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 43% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)36.9%(980)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)34.6%(918)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era22.3%(592)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.1%(110)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,656 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Newnan, decade by decade
Newnan population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
12,578
$50,385
$133,684
16.7%
63.8
2000
16,242
$65,838
$211,312
21.6%
69.8
2010
33,039
$71,621
$270,739
31.0%
75.5
2020
42,549
$80,460
$260,104
36.1%
80.4
2024
44,235
$82,292
$364,700
40.7%
80.5
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
