CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Snellville

Georgia · 12,084 residents · 10.5 sq mi

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Snellville is home to 12,084 people in Georgia. Households here earn about 62% more than in Georgia as a whole. 84% of homes are owner-occupied. Median household income runs $46,875, well clear of the $30,130 US median. Poverty is uncommon here, at 2.8% of locals. There are 3,267 fewer people here than in 2000.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.9

US median: 33.0

Average education

22% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 8%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

12,084

−21%vs 2000

vs 15,351 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.9

−12%vs 2000

vs 38.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

10.5 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202422K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.9%(838)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98%(967)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.5%(1,028)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.2%(985)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246%(719)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414%(1,686)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4418.3%(2,207)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5414.2%(1,713)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.2%(871)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.5%(663)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.4%(294)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(113)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$46,875

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $67,715 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$17,523

−33%vs 2000

vs $25,992 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

2.8%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$96,300

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $137,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$616

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $792 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

84.2%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 86.1% in 2000

15.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic87.3%(13,400)

Black5.4%(823)

Hispanic / Latino4.1%(628)

Asian2%(311)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.2%(11,984)

Black0.5%(59)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(82)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.3%(41)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican6.4%(1,393)

Dominican3.2%(695)

Central American1.7%(367)

Puerto Rican1.5%(330)

South American1.2%(269)

Salvadoran1%(206)

Cuban0.8%(182)

Colombian0.8%(177)

Guatemalan0.6%(124)

Spaniard0.4%(90)

Ecuadorian0.3%(75)

Honduran0.1%(25)

+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data

Venezuelan0.1%(17)

Nicaraguan0.1%(12)

Asian origin

Asian Indian4%(856)

Hmong2.2%(465)

Kazakh1.8%(393)

Burmese0.8%(174)

Vietnamese0.7%(149)

Filipino0.2%(48)

Chinese0.1%(32)

Indonesian0.1%(23)

Nepalese0.1%(17)

Korean0%(8)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0%(2)

Ancestry

Subsaharan African8.9%(1,920)

English7.3%(1,584)

German6.2%(1,339)

Irish4.7%(1,010)

American4.1%(897)

West Indian4.1%(881)

Haitian2.5%(547)

Ethiopian2.1%(447)

Scottish1.4%(300)

Guyanese1.3%(283)

French1.3%(271)

Nigerian1.1%(245)

+ 28 more ancestry groups with data

Polish1.1%(236)

Jamaican1.1%(233)

Italian1%(220)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(143)

Norwegian0.6%(126)

Dutch0.5%(113)

British0.3%(68)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.3%(60)

Somali0.2%(48)

Arab0.2%(47)

Lithuanian0.2%(46)

Danish0.2%(43)

Greek0.2%(42)

Barbadian0.2%(40)

French Canadian0.2%(33)

Iranian0.1%(26)

Czech0.1%(23)

Swedish0.1%(21)

Slovene0.1%(20)

Bulgarian0.1%(19)

Hungarian0.1%(19)

Turkish0.1%(19)

Egyptian0.1%(18)

Cape Verdean0.1%(16)

Swiss0.1%(14)

Lebanese0.1%(12)

Slovak0%(9)

Serbian0%(8)

RANKED:Largest Subsaharan African population · Largest English population · Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

21.8%

−7.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 29.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

87.8%

−3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 91.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.8%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

28.0 min

+4%vs 2000

vs 26.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married32%(2,455)

Married60.5%(4,639)

Widowed1.6%(120)

Divorced5.9%(455)

Women 15+

Never married35.9%(3,511)

Married46%(4,507)

Widowed8.2%(798)

Divorced9.9%(972)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.3%

−1.9 ptssince 2013

from 13.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

47.8%

−12.4 ptssince 2020

from 60.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

21.0%

+4.2 ptssince 2020

from 16.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.4%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 15.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.6%

+5.3 ptssince 2020

from 14.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.0%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 2.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

64.3%

−8.4 ptssince 2020

from 72.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

35.3%

+6.7 ptssince 2020

from 28.6% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)15.9%(191)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)32%(385)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era31.5%(379)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.7%(33)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.8%(22)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,204 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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