Powder Springs is a medium-sized city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 17,337 people and 16 associated neighborhoods, Powder Springs is the 66th largest community in Georgia.Unlike some cities, Powder Springs isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Powder Springs are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Powder Springs is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Powder Springs who work in office and administrative support (16.39%), management occupations (9.74%), and sales jobs (8.77%). Also of interest is that Powder Springs has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Of important note, Powder Springs is also a city of artists. Powder Springs has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Powder Springs’s character. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 14.43% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Powder Springs is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The city’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Powder Springs’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country. One downside of living in Powder Springs is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Powder Springs, the average commute to work is 36.78 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. The citizens of Powder Springs are among the most well-educated in the nation: 40.09% of adults in Powder Springs have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Powder Springs in 2022 was $39,078, which is wealthy relative to Georgia, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $156,312 for a family of four. However, Powder Springs contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Powder Springs is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Powder Springs home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Powder Springs residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Powder Springs also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 19.13% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Powder Springs include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Nigerian. The most common language spoken in Powder Springs is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
