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Powder Springs, Georgia: commercial real estate data.
Powder Springs is a Census city of 18,009 people across 7.96 square miles of land, in Cobb County. Median household income is $105,070, 82.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 44 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $11.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Powder Springs
What Powder Springs is
- Census place typecity
- Land area7.96 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,264
- County holding the largest share of its areaCobb County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Powder Springs
How many people live in Powder Springs
- Population18,009
- Median age41.1
- Population under 184,416
- Share under 1824.5 percent
- Population 65 and over2,494
- Share 65 and over13.8 percent
- Households6,493
- Family households4,454
- Share of households that are families68.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Powder Springs
Income and work in Powder Springs
- Median household income$105,070
- Per capita income$40,998
- Civilian labor force9,412
- Employed8,998
- Unemployed414 plus or minus 152
- Unemployment rate4.4 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Adults 25 and over12,240
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher41.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree15.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Powder Springs
Housing in Powder Springs
- Housing units6,965
- Occupied units6,493
- Vacant units472 plus or minus 225
- Vacancy rate6.8 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Owner occupied5,351
- Renter occupied1,142 plus or minus 273
- Ownership rate82.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$332,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,583
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.1 percent
- Single family units6,597
- Share single family94.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more351 plus or minus 169
- Share in buildings of two or more5.0 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Mobile homes17 plus or minus 20
- Median year structure built1996
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Powder Springs gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute6,864
- Commuting under 15 minutes951 plus or minus 291
- Share commuting under 15 minutes13.9 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more4,185
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more61.0 percent
- Drove alone69.9 percent
- Carpooled4.3 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Public transport0.1 percent plus or minus 0.2
- Walked0.4 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Worked from home22.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Powder Springs
SBA loans in Powder Springs (7(a))
- Approvals44
- Gross approval$11,218,500
- Average approval$254,966
- Median approval$150,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$596,200
- Largest approval$2,311,000
- Jobs supported310
- Jobs per approval7.0
- Loans with a final outcome6
- Paid in full2
- Charged off4
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more13.6 percent
- Share to franchises18.2 percent
- Distinct lenders22
- Distinct industries by NAICS35
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Powder Springs, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 6 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Powder Springs
SBA loans in Powder Springs (504)
- Approvals9
- Gross approval$7,139,000
- Average approval$793,222
- Median approval$677,000
- Largest approval$2,095,000
- Jobs supported60
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Powder Springs, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Powder Springs
Flood risk in Powder Springs
- NFIP communityCity of Powder Springs
- NFIP community number130056
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 6
- Currently effective map date03/04/13
The City of Powder Springs participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 130056 and carries Community Rating System class 6, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Cobb County, not Powder Springs
Cobb County context, not Powder Springs figures
- Establishments in Cobb County22,148
- Covered employment, Cobb County384,275
- Average annual pay, Cobb County$77,531
- Housing units permitted, Cobb County1,604
Every figure in this section is published for Cobb County as a whole and is not a measurement of Powder Springs.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Powder Springs questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Powder Springs, Georgia?
18,009, in 6,493 households. Powder Springs city covers 7.96 square miles of land, which is 2,264 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Powder Springs in?
Cobb County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Powder Springs?
$105,070. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $332,900. Median gross rent is $1,583 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Powder Springs businesses?
44 7(a) approvals totaling $11.2 m since FY2020, across 22 lenders, median approval $150,000, plus 9 504 approvals worth $7.1 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Powder Springs, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Powder Springs borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Powder Springs. Only 6 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Powder Springs in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Powder Springs appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Powder Springs, city of, community 130056, carrying Community Rating System class 6, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Powder Springs figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Cobb County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Powder Springs.
Is zoning published for Powder Springs?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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