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Powder Springs, Georgia
9,362 Black residents · 55.4% of the place
In the published counts, Powder Springs, Georgia, holds 9,362 Black residents among 16,887 people in all — a Black share of 55.4%, against the statewide 31.0%.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 16,887 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 9,362 |
| Black share of the place, 2020 | 55.4% |
| Rank by Black population among Georgia places | 44 of 675 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
Population Trend
The published record across two censuses for Powder Springs: 6,961 Black residents in 2010, 9,362 in 2020 — grew by 34.5% over the decade, with the Black share of the whole moving from 49.9% to 55.4%.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
The Record
Powder Springs stands in the gazetteer as one of the 675 places the Census Bureau counts in Georgia. Powder Springs's Black population of 9,362 ranks 44 among them. The figures on this page are the published redistricting counts for Powder Springs as the Bureau bounds it, reproduced as released and cited to their table.
Institutions
The institutions of Powder Springs — its congregations, schools, and businesses — stand at the scale of its 16,887 people, and this gazetteer sets them within the county and state frames above. The entry itself fixes Powder Springs: name, state, people, and share, on the same terms as every place in the edition.