Photo: Xavierhouston1 · CC BY 4.0Powder Springs spent less per resident in 2022 than 86% of similar cities
Powder Springs’ city government spent $13.5 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, about $789 per resident.
What stands out about how Powder Springs is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$762 per resident in 2022: less than 86% of them
Powder Springs’ day-to-day spending in 2022 ($762 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 42 Georgia cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,183, and the middle half spent $942–$1,687. Powder Springs spent less than 86% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($1.4 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Georgia cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Powder Springs itself left out).
About $789 per resident a year, or $2.16 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 36%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 12% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Powder Springs reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $762 · 2023: $789. Per resident it went from $762 to $789 (up 4%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 15,801 to 17,083.
full-time in March 2025, up from 61 in 2022.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $2,462 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.74% of the home’s value, vs 0.77% across Georgia.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Powder Springs’ rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Powder Springs’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Powder Springs →
Who’s in charge in Powder Springs
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Powder Springs’ meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofpowdersprings.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 237 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (17,083).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Cobb County School District
Powder Springs’ K–12 school district, shared with Acworth, Kennesaw, Mableton, Smyrna, Austell. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,151 per pupil, $10,598 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Georgia districts overall: 49% local, 39% state, 12% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Powder Springs’ votes are counted by county
Georgia reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Powder Springs alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Cobb County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat56.9%228,404 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican42.0%168,679 votesOthers: 1.1% (4,286 votes).
Most votes in Cobb County: Kamala D Harris
Georgia: Trump 50.7%, Harris 48.5%
100% of Powder Springs lies in Cobb County. Every 2024 race in Cobb County is on the county’s page.
Cobb County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Powder Springs.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofpowdersprings.org ↗
- 2Georgia HouseState representatives
- 3Georgia SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Georgia
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Powder Springs compares with the towns next door
Powder Springs spent $762 per resident in 2022; the neighbor that reported 2022 spent $1,040. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Powder Springs’ government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Powder Springs’ government
How much does Powder Springs spend per resident?
About $789 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $762 was less than 86% of 42 Georgia cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Powder Springs?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,462 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.74% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.77% across Georgia. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofpowdersprings.org.
Who runs Powder Springs’ government?
See cityofpowdersprings.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Powder Springs yet.
How did Powder Springs vote in 2024?
Georgia counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Powder Springs alone. Cobb County, where 100% of Powder Springs lies, voted Harris 56.9%, Trump 42.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Powder Springs?
72 full-time and 10 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $448,402 (about $5.4M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Powder Springs in the state legislature?
State Senate District 33 (Doc Rhett) and State House District 38 (David Wilkerson). The House district also covers parts of 1 neighboring town. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Powder Springs’ government
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →