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30122

Lithia Springs, GA · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
27,036
Median household income
$69,257
People below poverty
11.6%
Median home value
$262,500

Income

The median income of households in 30122 was $69,257. An estimated 10.2% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 8.4% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 30122 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 10.2
$10,000 to $14,999 1.3
$15,000 to $24,999 6.6
$25,000 to $34,999 4.5
$35,000 to $49,999 15.2
$50,000 to $74,999 14.6
$75,000 to $99,999 19.2
$100,000 to $149,999 12.4
$150,000 to $199,999 7.6
$200,000 or more 8.4

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 30122 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 56129
Female 53188

An estimated 81% of households received earnings. An estimated 17.1% of households received Social Security and an estimated 15 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $23,427. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 30122 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 81
Social Security 17.1
Retirement income 15
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 2.2
Cash public assistance income 0.8

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 11.6 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 13.8% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 12.4% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 10.7% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 30122 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 11.6
Children under 18 years below poverty 13.8
People 65 years old and over below poverty 12.4
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 10.7

In 2020-2024, 12.8 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 59.7% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 18% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 41% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 30122 in 2020-2024, 84.2% had health insurance coverage and 15.8% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 59.9% and public coverage was 31.1%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 6.4%.


In 2020-2024, 30122 had a total population of 27,036 - 13,891 (51.4%) females and 13,145 (48.6%) males. The median age was 34 years. An estimated 24.5% of the population was under 18 years, 37.9% was 19 to 44 years, 25.8% was 45 to 64 years, and 9 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 30122 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 779 900
5 to 9 680 610
10 to 14 1425 1255
15 to 19 782 915
20 to 24 1680 1010
25 to 29 1095 1135
30 to 34 807 830
35 to 39 808 1042
40 to 44 952 906
45 to 49 866 1209
50 to 54 833 838
55 to 59 639 965
60 to 64 739 895
65 to 69 473 443
70 to 74 257 407
75 to 79 201 264
80 to 84 112 166
85 and over 17 101

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 25.6% were White; 51.4% were Black or African American; 3.5% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 2.1% were Asian; 25.9% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 12.3% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 20.5% of the people in 30122 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 22.8% of the people in 30122 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 11,117 households in 30122. The average household size was 2.43 people.

Married-couple households made up 36% of the households in 30122 while cohabiting couple households made up 5% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 34.6% of all households, while 24.5% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 19.4% of households were male householders living alone, and 18.7% were female householders living alone, for a total of 38.1% of all households.

In 30122, 29.7% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 16.5% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 30122 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 36
Cohabiting Couples 5
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
24.5
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
34.6

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 42% of males and 40.2% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 44.8 38.7
Now married, except separated 42 40.2
Separated 2.2 1.3
Widowed 1.4 4.7
Divorced 9.6 15.1

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 30122, 424 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 46.9% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 87.2% of the people living in 30122 were U.S. natives. 51.2% of the 30122 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 12.8% of 30122 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 49.8% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 76.2 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 30122 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 30122.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 30122 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 62.7
Asia 11.9
Europe 3.1
Africa 21.8
Northern America 0.4
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 30122 in 2020-2024, 24.1 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 17% of people at least five years old; 8.5% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 30122 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 17
Other Indo-European languages 3.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.9
Other languages 2.8

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 89.4 % of the people at least one year old living in 30122 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 30122 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 89.4
Different house, same county 3.1
Different county, same state 5.3
Different state 2.1
Abroad 0.1

Education

In 2020-2024, 87.8 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 33.7% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 12.2% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 30122 was 7,427 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 60 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 4,848. College or graduate school enrollment was 2,519.

Educational Attainment of People in 30122 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 12.2
High school diploma or equivalency 27.7
Some college, no degree 18.8
Associate's degree 7.5
Bachelor's degree 19.8
Graduate or professional degree 14

Disability

In 30122, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 10.8 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 4.7% of people under 18 years old, to 8.1% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 47.6% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 30122, 66.7 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 30.4% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 75.8% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 17.5% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 6.7 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 10,584 75.8
Federal, state, or local government workers 2,445 17.5
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 933 6.7

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 30122 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 30122 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0
Construction 7.5
Manufacturing 9.2
Wholesale trade 3.2
Retail trade 9.3
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 9.2
Information 1.7
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 7.8
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 12.4
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 23.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 8.1
Other Services, except public administration 3.4
Public administration 5.1

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 30122 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 5,032 36
Service occupations 2,166 15.5
Sales and office occupations 3,534 25.3
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,048 7.5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 2,182 15.6

Commuting to Work

An estimated 74.3% of 30122 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 6.2% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 32.1 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 30122 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 74.3
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 6.2
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0.3
Other means 1.1
Worked from home 18

In 2020-2024, 30122 had a total of 11,869 housing units. Of these housing units, 61.4% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 34.7% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 3.9% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 30122 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 61.4
Apartments in multi-unit structures 34.7
Mobile homes 3.9
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

6.6% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 1.6% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 30122 was 5.7 rooms, and of these housing units 56.3% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 30122 had 11,117 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 752 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 47.8% while renters occupied 52.2%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.98 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.92.

4.9% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 4.2% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 5.1% and another 17% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 30122:

House Heating Fuel Used in 30122 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 49.6
Electricity 49.8
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.6
All other fuels 0
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 30122 was $262,500.

Of the owner-occupied households, 63.9 % had a mortgage. 36.1% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,543 and for owners without a mortgage it was $442.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 30122 was $1,608. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.