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Roswell, GA vs Powder Springs, GA

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Highlights
- Powder Springs is 0% more densely populated than Roswell.
- People are 16.5% less likely to be married in Powder Springs.
- The Median Age is 2.2 years younger in Powder Springs.
 Roswell, GAPowder Springs, GAUnited States
 Population  Unlock16,698329,725,481
 Female Population50.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock3838.4
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 Population - 201088,799  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock12,481285,036,114
 Population - 199047,923  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock26.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now99.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,270.993.4
 Land Area40.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Roswell, GAPowder Springs, GAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.3%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3410.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5415.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Roswell, GAPowder Springs, GAUnited States
 White61.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock50.9%12.2%
 Asian4.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock18.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Roswell, GAPowder Springs, GAUnited States
 Married Population57.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock45.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock52.1%50.2%
 Never Married29.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.7%10.8%
 Widowed3.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.852.60
 Households35,337  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock4,30580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children36.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock34.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households11,162  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock18.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children7.8%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Roswell    16 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I just moved here from out of state was excited because the area is beautiful, beautiful homes, parks, and schools have great ratings. Everyone seems nice when we are  More

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Over 8 years ago

While the public schools are good, they are constantly being under-funded and classroom sizes are increasing. You can get a decent home for the money here, but the area  More

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Over 8 years ago

We recently relocated (cross country) to Roswell, GA, and our family could not have found a better place. This is a family friendly town, with an abundance of activities  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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