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Norcross, GA vs Powder Springs, GA

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- Powder Springs is 0% more densely populated than Norcross.
- People are 15.5% less likely to be married in Powder Springs.
- The Median Age is 5.0 years older in Powder Springs.
 Norcross, GAPowder Springs, GAUnited States
 Population  Unlock16,698329,725,481
 Female Population51.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock3838.4
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 Population - 201015,012  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock12,481285,036,114
 Population - 19905,947  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock26.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now202.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,270.993.4
 Land Area6.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Norcross, GAPowder Springs, GAUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 149.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3417.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 841.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Norcross, GAPowder Springs, GAUnited States
 White20.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock50.9%12.2%
 Asian13.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock18.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Norcross, GAPowder Springs, GAUnited States
 Married Population56.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock45.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock52.1%50.2%
 Never Married33.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.7%10.8%
 Widowed2.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.852.60
 Households6,083  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock4,30580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children41.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock34.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,676  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock18.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children13.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Norcross    7 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

The historic downtown offers a great sense of community place. Traffic is bad, but that's pretty normal for anywhere in the Atlanta metro.  More

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If you've not visited Historic Downtown Norcross, you've no idea about the quality of life in the city limits. True, there is a strong international community along the  More

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Over 16 years ago

There is some type of crime everywhere. I do understand concern with safety and quality of life. I have lived in and know of "nice" heighborhoods where there were  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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