Powder Springs is home to 18,009 people in Georgia. Few US cities rank higher on income. 82% of homes are owner-occupied. Growth has run 44% since 2000, or 5,528 more people. Households here earn about 36% more than in Georgia as a whole. There are 2,306 people per square mile.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $105,070, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.1
US median: 38.9
More educated
41% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 60%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Powder Springs
What changed most since 1990
White share83.1% → 24.5%(−58.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Black share15.2% → 51.2%(+36.0 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Population6,893 → 18,009(+161%)US over the same years: +35%
Powder Springs's population equals 2.3% of Cobb County's. Its number of households without a car equals 1.1% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 3.9% 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)20.8%(253)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)28.4%(346)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era35.2%(429)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,218 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
Powder Springs, decade by decade
Powder Springs 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
6,893
$98,393
$187,685
19.5%
35.9
2000
12,481
$102,898
$207,669
28.7%
68.3
2010
13,940
$88,452
$220,245
23.4%
75.6
2020
16,887
$88,249
$219,379
39.4%
77.6
2024
18,009
$105,070
$332,900
41.0%
80.6
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.
