Snellville is located in Gwinnett County, approximately 25 miles northeast of Atlanta. Snellville encompasses approximately 10.46 square miles. The U.S. Census reported Snellville’s population as 15,351 in 2000.
The Census Bureau estimated the population at 20,076 in 2007 and average household size is 2.87. The total number of housing units was estimated at 5,391 but the city is in the middle of a housing boom. Median Age: 38.6 Percent of Population 18 years and over: 73.4%
Percent of Population 65 years and over: 12.3%
Snellville is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Snellville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Snellville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Snellville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.77% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Snellville include Irish, English, German, African, and Jamaican.
The City of Snellville has its own Police Department. Trash service is included in City taxes. Gwinnett County Fire Station #12 and the Elizabeth H. Williams Public Library branch are both located within the City limits on Lenora Church Road. Snellville City Hall is located near the intersection of US 78 and SR 124 (Scenic Highway).
Emory Eastside Medical Center is located within the City limits. The Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is less than an hour’s drive.
Several elementary, middle and high schools service Snellville’s students, including the South Gwinnett and Brookwood clusters. Snellville residents have access to many institutes of higher learning, including Georgia Gwinnett College and Gwinnett Technical College in Lawrenceville; Emory University, Georgia Institute of Technology and Georgia State University in Atlanta; and the University of Georgia in Athens.
Snellville residents have access to the beautiful T.W. Briscoe Park. This Snellville City Park has a 7-acre lake, walking trails, picnic areas, playgrounds, athletic fields and a large outdoor pool. A variety of adult and youth programs are offered at Briscoe Park, including soccer, softball, flag-football and summer day camp. The Park hosts several special events throughout the year for the community. Stone Mountain Park is only a 15 minute drive and offers many events and recreational activities.
The New London Theatre is located within the City limits and presents several plays throughout the year. The Gwinnett Ballet Theatre offers both classes and performances.
Gwinnett County has its own minor-league hockey and baseball teams. There are 2 movie cinemas within the City limits. The City of Atlanta is a short drive away and offers many cultural and recreational activities.With a population of 19,906 people and 12 constituent neighborhoods, Snellville is the 50th largest community in Georgia.
Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Snellville is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Snellville is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Snellville who work in office and administrative support (18.48%), sales jobs (12.53%), and management occupations (8.96%).
Also of interest is that Snellville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One downside of living in Snellville, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 40.46 minutes every day commuting to work.
The education level of Snellville citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 32.90% of adults in Snellville have at least a bachelor’s degree.
The per capita income in Snellville in 2010 was $26,699, which is upper middle income relative to Georgia, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $106,796 for a family of four. However, Snellville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The most common language spoken in Snellville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
(Sources: City of Snellville website and
