
Georgia · Census place 71604
Snellville, GA population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Snellville, Georgia (Snellville, GA — Census place “Snellville city”) is 21,203 residents, ranking #56 of 675 places in Georgia. Median household income is $88,378, the median home is worth $293,400 and median gross rent runs $1,794 a month. Looking for the Snellville Georgia ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Snellville, GA: 30078.
- Population
- 21,203Snellville city residents
- Median household income
- $88,378Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $293,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,794Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 41.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 80.5%Owner-occupied households
Snellville ZIP codes (Georgia)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Snellville.
The Snellville GA ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Snellville city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Snellville city median would spend about 24.4% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.1% of residents and 80.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Snellville city, GA in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Snellville city is a mid-size town in Georgia, with 21,203 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #56 of 675 ranked by population — larger than 91% of them. The median age here is 41.8 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Snellville city earn a median of $88,378 a year, 12.5% above the national figure of $78,538 and 54% above the $57,300 median for the 378 Georgia cities we cover. Median household income counts every pre-tax dollar arriving at an address — wages, self-employment, Social Security, pensions, interest and public assistance — for everyone living there, so multi-earner households pull the figure up even where individual pay is modest. Poverty reaches 7.1% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Snellville city is valued at $293,400, 3.3% below the national figure and 53% above the $191,600 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,794 a month, 27.6% above the national figure, or roughly $21,528 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 24.4% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.3×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 80.5% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, an owner-dominated market where rental listings are scarce and rent medians rest on a thin sample. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Georgia.
- Forest Park city 19,619
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- Fayetteville city 19,364
- Suwanee city 21,811
- Kingsland city 19,101
- Perry city 22,243
- Winder city 18,847
- Acworth city 22,370
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Snellville city?
- Snellville city has 21,203 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #56 of 675 in Georgia.
- What is the median household income in Snellville city?
- Median household income in Snellville city is $88,378 a year, 12.5% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Snellville city?
- Median gross rent is $1,794 a month and the median home value is $293,400, so rent absorbs about 24.4% of median household income.
- Is Snellville city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3.3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Snellville city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 24.4% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Snellville city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.