Newnan, Coweta County, Georgia Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for Newnan, Georgia, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in Newnan, Georgia. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in Newnan, Georgia. The estimated population of Newnan, Georgia is 41,598 people, with a median age of 34.9.

We can look at the total population in Newnan over the last 5 years to see how much it has changed.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
41,598
+3.41%
+13.06%
2020
40,227
+3.1%
-
2019
39,019
+3.18%
-
2018
37,818
+2.79%
-
2017
36,792
- -

Population of Newnan, Georgia by Race and Ethnicity

We can also look at how the population has changed over the last 5 years by each of the race/ethnicity types as defined by the US Census Bureau.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
49.8%
52.8%
-5.68%
Black/African American
33.8%
28.4%
+19.01%
Native
0.1%
0%
0.00%
Hispanic
8.6%
11.8%
-27.12%
Asian
3.2%
4%
-20.00%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
0.00%
Two Or More Races
4.3%
2.3%
+86.96%
Other
0.2%
0.6%
-66.67%

This data can be very important for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of Newnan, Georgia by Age and Gender

The age and gender of a population is another interesting demographic statistic because it lets us track trends in the population over time. For example, we can see how the population has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 34.9 -2.51% 35.3 0% 34.7 -3.88%
2020 35.8 +1.99% 35.3 +8.95% 36.1 -0.55%
2019 35.1 +0.29% 32.4 -3.57% 36.3 +1.68%
2018 35 +1.16% 33.6 +1.2% 35.7 +0.56%
2017 34.6 - 33.2 - 35.5 -

The median age of Newnan, Georgia gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 3,047 +10.26% 2,772 -2.49% 3,362 2,697
10 to 19 2,288 -6.48% 2,538 +37.08% 2,117 3,594
20 to 29 2,573 +2.88% 2,951 +6.14% 2,629 3,112
30 to 39 2,549 +23.69% 2,792 +20.13% 3,176 3,318
40 to 49 2,222 +21% 2,790 +6.79% 2,714 2,912
50 to 59 2,111 +3.31% 2,325 +12.27% 2,176 2,611
60 to 69 1,528 +8.01% 2,000 +6.66% 1,620 2,131
70+ 946 +37.89% 1,360 +45.15% 1,356 2,073

Median Household Income

The latest median household income of Newnan, Georgia is $71,630.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less. The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for Newnan.

  • Under 25
    $33,484.00
  • 25 to 44
    $73,066.00
  • 45 to 64
    $91,131.00
  • 65 and over
    $49,771.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in Newnan, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in Newnan, and then dividing that number by the total number of households. This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of Newnan, Georgia is currently $91,994.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

5.32% of households in Newnan are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of Newnan against other areas.

  • Less than $24,999
    15.11%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    22.42%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    14.16%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    14.19%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    17.32%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    11.48%
  • $200,000 or more
    5.32%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in Newnan is $36,296.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of Newnan by the total population of Newnan.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people in Newnan, Georgia, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in Newnan to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    15.71%
  • Bachelor's degree
    38.05%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    10.85%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    30.80%
  • Less than high school diploma
    4.57%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in Newnan that are over the age of 16.

The total population of Newnan over the age of 16 is 32,183.

Of those people, a total of 68.00% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in Newnan is 65.30%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 2,355 51.20% 8.50%
20 to 24 years 2,355 74.70% 0.00%
25 to 29 years 3,386 84.80% 6.80%
30 to 34 years 3,358 86.70% 7.10%
35 to 44 years 5,880 84.30% 2.80%
45 to 54 years 5,049 81.70% 5.10%
55 to 59 years 2,620 69.00% 0.60%
60 to 64 years 2,020 64.10% 0.00%
65 to 74 years 3,289 25.80% 1.30%
75 years and over 1,871 6.30% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in Newnan. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 18,444 65.30% 3.10%
Black or African American 10,710 72.20% 4.60%
American Indian and Alaska Native 72 87.50% 0.00%
Asian 1,082 60.70% 1.50%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other 541 94.60% 1.80%
Two or more races 1,334 67.00% 14.00%
Hispanic or Latino 2,681 72.90% 6.10%
Not Hispanic or Latino 16,909 65.10% 2.80%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations in Newnan as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in Newnan is 21,006, with median earnings of $42,157.00.

Women in Newnan, Georgia earning approximately 67.50% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 21,006 $42,157.00
Male 10,872 $52,642.00
Female 10,134 $35,509.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 2,841 $75,871.00
Business and Financial 943 $53,835.00
Computer and Mathematical 1,008 $71,429.00
Architecture and Engineering 353 $88,368.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 75 $136,223.00
Community and Social Service 168 $41,000.00
Legal 338 $73,879.00
Educational and Library 1,561 $42,022.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 184 $39,231.00
Healthcare Practitioners 1,264 $44,556.00
Healthcare Support 493 $24,995.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 316 $41,957.00
Law Enforcement 249 $47,847.00
Food Preparation and Serving 883 $14,117.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 564 $31,429.00
Personal Care and Service 650 $4,407.00
Sales 2,239 $36,754.00
Office and Administrative Support 2,266 $42,513.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 635 $22,196.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 621 $42,563.00
Production 1,650 $43,376.00
Transportation and Material Moving 963 $66,350.00

Occupations by Gender

The table below shows the same occupations from the list above, but we have split them by male and female to see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 1,680 $90,634.00 1,161 $46,893.00
Business and Financial 488 $57,292.00 455 $44,276.00
Computer and Mathematical 698 $50,673.00 310 $72,463.00
Architecture and Engineering 257 $90,625.00 96 $53,953.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 29 $0.00 46 $0.00
Community and Social Service 33 $94,141.00 135 $40,417.00
Legal 204 $83,309.00 134 $36,865.00
Educational and Library 288 $44,556.00 1,273 $39,514.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 131 $6,417.00 53 $48,021.00
Healthcare Practitioners 198 $46,667.00 1,066 $42,778.00
Healthcare Support 48 $0.00 445 $24,740.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 222 $57,922.00 94 $0.00
Law Enforcement 221 $47,341.00 28 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 437 $14,023.00 446 $15,417.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 349 $33,944.00 215 $23,191.00
Personal Care and Service 159 $4,307.00 491 $4,531.00
Sales 1,254 $37,086.00 985 $31,607.00
Office and Administrative Support 565 $57,641.00 1,701 $37,017.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0 $0.00 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 597 $24,250.00 38 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 523 $44,604.00 98 $0.00
Production 1,338 $50,758.00 312 $32,212.00
Transportation and Material Moving 650 $99,886.00 313 $62,688.00

Households and Family Size

A household defined bu the US Census Bureau is a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 15,832 households in Newnan, with an average household size of 2.6 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 10,377 families in Newnan with an average family size of 3.29 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each.

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 6,980 399 2,998 5,455
Average Household Size 3.45 2.87 3.21 1.17
Total Families 6,980 399 2,998 0
Average Household Size 3.44 2.38 3.06 0

Poverty

Of the 10,377 families in Newnan, 5.40% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in Newnan:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 16,525 housing units in Newnan, Georgia.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 15,832 95.81%
Vacant 693 4.19%

42.16% of the total 16,525 housing units in Newnan are rental units. This is approximately 6,967 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 8,865 are occupied by the owner - or 53.65% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in Newnan is $1,198.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in Newnan that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    0
  • Less than $500
    540
  • $500 to $999
    1,457
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    3,445
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    1,139
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    329
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    57
  • $3,000 or more
    0

Property Value

The median value of a property in Newnan is $233,900.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in Newnan that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    241
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    324
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    911
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    1,565
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    3,381
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    2,171
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    255
  • $1,000,000 or more
    17

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in Newnan. The chart below shows the number of properties in Newnan that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    878
  • 1940 to 1949
    592
  • 1950 to 1959
    448
  • 1960 to 1969
    769
  • 1970 to 1979
    1,315
  • 1980 to 1989
    1,200
  • 1990 to 1999
    1,843
  • 2000 to 2009
    6,124
  • 2010 to 2013
    3,319
  • 2014 or later
    37

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in Newnan that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    852
  • 1 vehicle available
    6,402
  • 2 vehicles available
    5,615
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    2,963

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in Newnan get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in Newnan that commute to work in a particular way.

27.4 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in Newnan.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    501
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    1,648
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    2,720
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    3,418
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    1,602
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    709
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    2,523
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    1,201
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    1,029
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    1,596
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    1,389
  • 90 or more minutes
    337

Summary

We've covered a LOT of demographic and population data for Newnan, Georgia in this article! Hopefully you have found it very useful in your research of the area.

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