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Powder Springs, GA vs Scottsboro, AL

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- Scottsboro is 0% more densely populated than Powder Springs.
- People are 4.9% less likely to be married in Scottsboro.
- The Median Age is 4.6 years older in Scottsboro.
 Powder Springs, GAScottsboro, ALUnited States
 Population  Unlock15,446329,725,481
 Female Population55.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population44.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock42.638.4
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 Population - 201013,966  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock14,762285,036,114
 Population - 19906,893  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-2.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now129.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock304.993.4
 Land Area7.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock6.8264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Powder Springs, GAScottsboro, ALUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3411.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock12.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Powder Springs, GAScottsboro, ALUnited States
 White27.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock3.8%12.2%
 Asian1.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races0.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock3.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Powder Springs, GAScottsboro, ALUnited States
 Married Population47.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock42.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock54.5%50.2%
 Never Married34.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock17.7%10.8%
 Widowed6.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.412.60
 Households5,794  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock3,97780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children31.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock41.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,489  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock21.8%15.8%
     Single householder, no children15.0%  Unlock10.8%
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 Scottsboro    4 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

My wife and I left Anaheim, CA in 2005 to live in Scottsboro, AL so she could be near her mom who had been suffering from Alzheimer's disease. We knew her mom's end  More

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Over 17 years ago

I moved to Scottsboro in the summer of 1981. I arrived with a suitcase full of hopes and dreams, a one year old little boy, and my nurses license. Now it is 2008, I am  More

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Over 18 years ago

I feel as though I live in one of the best kept secrets at least in the south, Scottsboro, Alabama. I am originally from Rhode Island but have lived here for almost  More

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