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Powder Springs, GA vs Athens-Clarke County, GA

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- Household income in Athens-Clarke County, is 45% less than it is in Powder Springs and is 59% below the National Average.
- Powder Springs unemployment rate is 3.4%.
- Athens-Clarke County unemployment rate is 3.9%.
 Powder Springs, GAAthens-Clarke County, GAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock4.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth46.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$33,464  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$43,466$69,021
 Family Median Income$82,208  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Powder Springs, GAAthens-Clarke County, GAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock17.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock11.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K12.2%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K18.6%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock11.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K10.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock4.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Powder Springs, GAAthens-Clarke County, GAUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.6%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock7.1%6.5%
 Community, social services0.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.0%1.2%
 Education, library5.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock3.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.3%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock9.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock13.0%13.1%
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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Reviews for Athens-Clarke County    27 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Athens is really a jewel hidden in & of itself. This place had so much stuff; it's constantly changing. They have city transit. They're expanding the highway and  More

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I absolutely love Athens, Ga. I grew up traveling the world, the first place that I have ever lived in for more than 5 years in a row was Athens, Ga. I cam here in 96  More

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The "Old South" is alive and well, thing about Baptists is they look like real people. Also come late Spring several religious groups feel they have the right to knock  More

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