Powder Springs.
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Georgia·Cobb County
10 tracts·16K people·$333K median·2,085/mi²
Black 51 · White 24 · Hispanic 17 · Multiracial 4 · Other 2 · Asian 2
Married couple 47 · Other 28 · Living alone 25
Health 32 · Retail 25 · Professional 14 · Leisure 13 · Manufacturing 10 · Public admin 3 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 41 · Sales · office 25 · Production · transport 14 · Service 11 · Construction · maintenance 7
Drive alone 70 · Work from home 21 · Carpool 8 · Walk 1 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Powder Springs is $332,900 (Census ACS) — 0.7× the US median of $458,812.
Powder Springs has 18,009 residents across 3 census tracts and 10 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 41.1; the population is 51.2% Black, 24.5% White, 17.3% Hispanic or Latino, 3.5% Multiracial, 2.0% Other and 1.5% Asian; the average household has 2.7 people; 41.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 14.6% (Census ACS).
Powder Springs Elementary School (35%) and Compton Elementary School (26%) lead the elementary schools; Tapp Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (67%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,583/month, in line with the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Powder Springs is $105,070 a year, 22% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Powder Springs, median rent is $1,583/month and the median home value is $332,900 (Census ACS).
Powder Springs reported 0.9 violent crimes and 8.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2019).
Summer highs average 88°F; winter lows average 33°F; there are 77 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 53 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Powder Springs are tornado (83), cold wave (82) and lightning (82), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.17g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Powder Springs, 0.8% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).