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A town of 41,523, settled in 1873.
Douglasville earns a D, ranked 182nd of 258 in Georgia, mostly because of safety. Its crime rate is higher than 94% of U.S. towns, with 207 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025. What it does well: natural-hazard risk is low. Douglasville’s property offense rate is 35.8 per 1,000 residents, against 14.5 in Georgia’s towns and 9.9 across U.S. towns. On the outdoors, just 36 of Georgia’s 374 towns do better. Douglasville has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Douglas County Courthouse and Col. William T. Roberts House.
Where Douglasville beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
30,961 counted in 2010 and 34,650 in 2020; an estimated 41,523 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 19.8% since 2020, after 11.9% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Georgia), ordered by how far Douglasville is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 286 in 1880, 34,650 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1901 and 3 maps from 1968 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Douglasville. Close and well known come first.
Big draw13 mi Stadium & arenaMercedes-Benz Stadium
Big draw5 mi Theme parkSix Flags Over Georgia
Big draw13 mi Stadium & arenaState Farm Arena
Big draw28 mi MountainStone Mountain
13 mi Zoo & aquariumGeorgia Aquarium
15 mi Stadium & arenaTruist ParkMercedes-Benz Stadium: Atlanta Falcons, CC BY 3.0 · Six Flags Over Georgia: hagerman, CC BY 2.0 · State Farm Arena: Hermann Luyken, CC0 · Stone Mountain: KyleAndMelissa22, Public domain · Georgia Aquarium: Diliff, CC BY 2.5 · Truist Park: Thechased at English Wikipedia, CC BY 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Douglasville, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Douglasville.
Douglasville has home values still below their peak and has hotter summers than most of the country, though not than most of Georgia; it also reports property crime at about twice the Georgia rate.
Douglasville’s trail network density is 1.0 miles per square mile. Trails run 22 miles in 11 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Sweetwater Creek State Park, 569 acres with 3.5 miles of trail.
| Douglasville | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.0 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.9% | 2.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sweetwater Creek State Park | 3.5 mi | 569 |
| 2. Hunter Memorial Park | 1.3 mi | 86 |
| 3. Davis Park | 0.4 mi | 16 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Public schools: the Douglas County school district. Below: Two of its 10 schools, each with why it was picked. The 5 public schools in Douglasville teach 2,378 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Factory Shoals Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 833 | C |
| Douglas County High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,958 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within GA on state tests and graduation
Property crime runs at 35.8 per 1,000 residents, about twice the Georgia rate, most of it theft. Reported crimes fell from 2,068 to 1,717 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
The level of violent crime for Douglasville comes to 4.9 per 1,000 residents.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The national flood insurance program has paid 16 claims in Douglasville since 2002. Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in just over three quarters of U.S. communities. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Douglasville after 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2009.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
July afternoons average 88.9°: hotter than most of the country, but cooler than 85% of Georgia places with climate records; January nights average 32.7°.
For Douglasville, the typical July afternoon high is 89°F. About 4 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Douglasville | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 33°F | 33°F | 22°F |
| July high | 89°F | 90°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
17% of workers work from home in Douglasville. Just 8% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. Since 2013, Douglasville has added 3,072 jobs, to 20,763 in 2023. For Douglasville, the average trip to work is 33 minutes.
| Douglasville | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 17% | 9.2% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 15% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $79,000 | $63,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Douglasville has grown 20% since 2020, to 41,523 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. By age, Douglasville looks like Georgia: each broad group is within 4 points. For residents locally, the share who are under 18 is 26%. A bachelor’s degree or higher: 35% of adults 25 and older, vs 35% across Georgia.
| Douglasville | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 11% | 15% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 26% | 24% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 25% | 29% |
| Median age | 36.2 years | 36.6 years | 40.5 years |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.1 points. Across Georgia, 51.2% of residents are women. Median age: women 37.7, men 33.9.
| Douglasville | GA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.6% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13.8% | 11.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7% | 9.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.5% | 13.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 18.2% | 13.4% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.7% | 12.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 8.8% | 12.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.1% | 9.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.3% | 5.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.7% | 10.8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 27.2% | 26.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.4% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.5% | 8.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21% | 21.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.2% | 13.9% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
The typical value, about $302K, is 8% below its August 2022 peak.
The midpoint rent in Douglasville is $1,582 a month. In the year to September 2026, typical home values slipped 2.4%. Among households locally, 48% own their home.
| Douglasville | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 48% | 58% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,582 a month | $1,152 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
In Douglasville, just over a fifth of adults say their health is fair or poor. Against the Georgia average, Douglasville comes out ahead on 3 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 5. Among adults locally, 45% sleep under 7 hours and 18% have been diagnosed with depression.
| Douglasville | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 40% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 20% | 23% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 14% | 16% |
| What stands out | Douglasville | GA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.1% | 7% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 4.8% | 6.1% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 13% | 9.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
13 within 15 miles of the center of Douglasville
About 7 of every 100 Douglasville residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Georgia.
5.9% of the town is conserved land, across 11 parks and preserves.
4 places in Douglasville on the National Register of Historic Places.
15 notable people were born in Douglasville.
City in Georgia, United States
Douglasville is the largest city and the county seat of Douglas County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 34,650, up from 30,961 in 2010 and 20,065 in 2000. Douglasville is located approximately 20 miles (32 km) west of Atlanta and is part of the Atlanta metro area. Highway access can be obtained via three interchanges along Interstate 20.
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3 towns share a border with Douglasville.
All 3 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its D; Lithia Springs (C) is closest.
| Town | GA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglasville | #182 | D | C− | D | B− | B− |
| South Fulton | #94 | C+ | C | D | A− | B− |
| Lithia Springs | #124 | C | B− | — | B− | C |
| Mableton | #30 | B+ | C+ | — | A− | B+ |
Lithia Springs and Mableton report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Douglasville with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Douglasville grades D overall, better than 14% of U.S. towns and #182 of 258 in Georgia. It grades B− for health, D for safety and B− for schools. Safety is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. That is 3.4 years of the area's median household income ($89,724 across the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
15 notable people were born here, including Priscilla Kelly and Cary Guffey.
