Peachtree City, Fayette County, Georgia Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for Peachtree City, 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 Peachtree City, Georgia. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in Peachtree City, Georgia. The estimated population of Peachtree City, Georgia is 37,867 people, with a median age of 42.8.

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

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
37,867
+5.64%
+8.23%
2020
35,844
+1.13%
-
2019
35,443
+0.79%
-
2018
35,165
+0.51%
-
2017
34,988
- -

Population of Peachtree City, 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
73.2%
77.9%
-6.03%
Black/African American
6.9%
6.1%
+13.11%
Native
0%
0.3%
-100.00%
Hispanic
8%
7.2%
+11.11%
Asian
7.7%
5.6%
+37.50%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.3%
0.1%
+200.00%
Two Or More Races
3.4%
2.7%
+25.93%
Other
0.6%
0.2%
+200.00%

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 Peachtree City, 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 42.8 -3.17% 42.7 -2.06% 42.9 -4.67%
2020 44.2 +1.14% 43.6 +0.69% 45 +0.9%
2019 43.7 +0.92% 43.3 +0.46% 44.6 +1.83%
2018 43.3 +1.64% 43.1 -0.23% 43.8 +4.53%
2017 42.6 - 43.2 - 41.9 -

The median age of Peachtree City, 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 2,084 -13.94% 2,085 -9.82% 1,802 1,833
10 to 19 2,440 +31.34% 3,293 +8.16% 3,220 3,562
20 to 29 1,441 +15.15% 1,456 +20.56% 1,665 1,726
30 to 39 1,754 -11.38% 1,918 +15.55% 1,558 2,189
40 to 49 2,471 +13.23% 2,504 +2.48% 2,797 2,560
50 to 59 2,838 -3.12% 2,784 -8.33% 2,750 2,556
60 to 69 2,120 +4.43% 2,108 +20.9% 2,207 2,574
70+ 1,624 +16.05% 2,068 +38.11% 1,893 2,975

Median Household Income

The latest median household income of Peachtree City, Georgia is $103,374.00.

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 Peachtree City.

  • Under 25
    $0.00
  • 25 to 44
    $115,853.00
  • 45 to 64
    $154,574.00
  • 65 and over
    $70,506.00

Average Household Income

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

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in Peachtree City, 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 Peachtree City, Georgia is currently $138,281.00.

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.

22.31% of households in Peachtree City 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 Peachtree City against other areas.

  • Less than $24,999
    10.64%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    11.45%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    12.40%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    14.29%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    16.67%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    12.24%
  • $200,000 or more
    22.31%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in Peachtree City is $53,643.00.

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

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

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in Peachtree City 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
    23.18%
  • Bachelor's degree
    50.88%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    7.05%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    17.94%
  • Less than high school diploma
    0.94%

Employment

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

The total population of Peachtree City over the age of 16 is 29,733.

Of those people, a total of 60.60% 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 Peachtree City is 58.50%.

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 2,283 41.80% 25.30%
20 to 24 years 1,891 66.00% 5.10%
25 to 29 years 1,500 88.50% 4.40%
30 to 34 years 1,446 76.30% 1.00%
35 to 44 years 4,724 80.80% 2.80%
45 to 54 years 5,442 86.20% 0.80%
55 to 59 years 2,798 75.50% 1.70%
60 to 64 years 2,599 63.40% 2.40%
65 to 74 years 3,949 23.30% 2.60%
75 years and over 3,101 6.20% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in Peachtree City. 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 23,509 59.70% 2.60%
Black or African American 2,000 61.10% 15.70%
American Indian and Alaska Native 17 100.00% 0.00%
Asian 2,194 63.80% 3.10%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 118 60.20% 0.00%
Other 313 89.80% 0.00%
Two or more races 1,582 62.30% 1.50%
Hispanic or Latino 2,110 66.70% 2.80%
Not Hispanic or Latino 22,362 59.50% 2.50%

Occupations

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

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in Peachtree City is 17,383, with median earnings of $63,281.00.

Women in Peachtree City, Georgia earning approximately 45.70% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 17,383 $63,281.00
Male 9,728 $89,290.00
Female 7,655 $40,842.00

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 3,479 $106,677.00
Business and Financial 1,156 $95,032.00
Computer and Mathematical 690 $85,588.00
Architecture and Engineering 625 $82,567.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 320 $54,028.00
Community and Social Service 183 $41,042.00
Legal 142 $111,471.00
Educational and Library 1,379 $46,261.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 592 $66,591.00
Healthcare Practitioners 1,367 $86,163.00
Healthcare Support 289 $24,844.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 119 $26,688.00
Law Enforcement 88 $73,750.00
Food Preparation and Serving 930 $7,155.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 365 $31,043.00
Personal Care and Service 384 $9,107.00
Sales 1,761 $52,356.00
Office and Administrative Support 1,271 $34,291.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 286 $71,389.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 390 $40,750.00
Production 259 $109,313.00
Transportation and Material Moving 1,120 $108,158.00

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 2,329 $131,809.00 1,150 $68,952.00
Business and Financial 675 $102,882.00 481 $87,870.00
Computer and Mathematical 414 $95,385.00 276 $21,250.00
Architecture and Engineering 589 $77,750.00 36 $86,957.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 282 $53,869.00 38 $139,167.00
Community and Social Service 127 $57,917.00 56 $30,357.00
Legal 95 $178,224.00 47 $75,664.00
Educational and Library 228 $80,556.00 1,151 $45,557.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 290 $79,231.00 302 $27,083.00
Healthcare Practitioners 464 $209,611.00 903 $69,081.00
Healthcare Support 28 $0.00 261 $19,757.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 107 $26,938.00 12 $0.00
Law Enforcement 88 $73,750.00 0 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 563 $6,042.00 367 $10,096.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 282 $31,250.00 83 $0.00
Personal Care and Service 26 $0.00 358 $8,720.00
Sales 973 $102,216.00 788 $32,019.00
Office and Administrative Support 241 $39,911.00 1,030 $33,378.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0 $0.00 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 286 $71,389.00 0 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 390 $40,750.00 0 $0.00
Production 210 $109,375.00 49 $92,411.00
Transportation and Material Moving 890 $168,429.00 230 $55,104.00

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 14,344 households in Peachtree City, with an average household size of 2.63 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 10,611 families in Peachtree City with an average family size of 3.09 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 8,856 356 1,399 3,733
Average Household Size 3.15 2.73 3.15 1.19
Total Families 8,856 356 1,399 0
Average Household Size 3.14 2.45 2.91 0

Poverty

Of the 10,611 families in Peachtree City, 3.70% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in Peachtree City:

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 15,421 housing units in Peachtree City, Georgia.

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

Total Percentage
Occupied 14,344 93.02%
Vacant 1,077 6.98%

24.60% of the total 15,421 housing units in Peachtree City are rental units. This is approximately 3,793 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 10,503 are occupied by the owner - or 68.11% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in Peachtree City is $1,678.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in Peachtree City 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
    48
  • Less than $500
    89
  • $500 to $999
    209
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    1,177
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    1,181
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    801
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    155
  • $3,000 or more
    181

Property Value

The median value of a property in Peachtree City is $368,300.00.

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

  • Less than $50,000
    334
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    106
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    452
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    671
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    1,783
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    4,890
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    2,066
  • $1,000,000 or more
    201

Property Age

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

  • 1939 or earlier
    32
  • 1940 to 1949
    24
  • 1950 to 1959
    124
  • 1960 to 1969
    275
  • 1970 to 1979
    2,117
  • 1980 to 1989
    4,485
  • 1990 to 1999
    4,645
  • 2000 to 2009
    2,483
  • 2010 to 2013
    1,168
  • 2014 or later
    68

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 Peachtree City that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    886
  • 1 vehicle available
    3,698
  • 2 vehicles available
    6,048
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    3,712

Commuting to Work

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

29.2 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in Peachtree City.

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
    191
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    2,382
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    1,717
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    1,663
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    884
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    842
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    1,724
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    430
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    766
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    1,674
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    1,409
  • 90 or more minutes
    418

Summary

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

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