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- Powder Springs is 0% more densely populated than Jonesboro.
- People are 54.7% more likely to be married in Powder Springs.
- The Median Age is 6.0 years older in Powder Springs.
 Jonesboro, GAPowder Springs, GAUnited States
 Population  Unlock16,698329,725,481
 Female Population43.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population56.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock3838.4
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 Population - 20104,854  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock12,481285,036,114
 Population - 19903,635  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock26.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now41.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,270.993.4
 Land Area2.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Jonesboro, GAPowder Springs, GAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3423.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 840.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Jonesboro, GAPowder Springs, GAUnited States
 White16.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock50.9%12.2%
 Asian4.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock18.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Jonesboro, GAPowder Springs, GAUnited States
 Married Population31.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock45.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated7.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock52.1%50.2%
 Never Married53.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.7%10.8%
 Widowed4.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.852.60
 Households1,173  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock4,30580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children12.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock34.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households384  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock18.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children30.9%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Jonesboro    4 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

I moved to Jonesboro from Plantation, Florida. Jonesboro is like any other town within a big city. The area that I came from in Florida is ft. lauderdale. There were  More

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Jonesboro has changed a lot in the past 8 years. It's the type of place you might raise kids if you just left a city like Oakland or Detroit. The food scene is  More

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The crime rate has increased here, but it has everywhere in the Atlanta metro area. Marvin has put his comments in every section. He has  More

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Reviews for Powder Springs    3 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I have spent over a decade living in Powder Springs and if you take anything from my review let it be it's a great place to live if you have money and are Caucasian but  More

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Over 19 years ago

Too many cars, too few direct routes, too few left turn lanes. The traffic here is bad just about all the time, not just "rush hour". Going to the YMCA can be a  More

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Over 20 years ago

Powder Springs is great! It's a wonderful place to raise a family. Good schools, incredibly cheap housing, cute, with an old-south charm. The people are remarkably  More

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