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30252 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 30252 covers Mcdonough, Georgia, with a population of about 48,902 and a median household income of $97,339.

Population
48,902520 per square mile
Median age
37.51.2 points below the US average
Median household income
$97,3391.3× the Georgia median
Poverty rate
4.7%7.7 points below the US average
Typical home value
$378,375up 19.3% in five years
Median rent
$1,8191.4× the Georgia median
Degree or higher
30.5%4.5 points below the US average
Homeownership
88.3%23.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
603

Where 30252 is

Mcdonough, Georgia — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population48,902
Median age37.5
Family households79.5%
Born outside the US6.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home8.8%
White (non-Hispanic)47.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)36.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.3%
Hispanic or Latino7.5%
Veterans11.9%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$97,339
Income per person$41,381
Poverty rate4.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance9.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.8%
$10–15k0.4%
$15–20k1.5%
$20–25k1.4%
$25–30k1.8%
$30–35k3.6%
$35–40k1.3%
$40–45k2.0%
$45–50k1.0%
$50–60k5.9%
$60–75k16.1%
$75–100k14.2%
$100–125k10.1%
$125–150k11.3%
$150–200k12.4%
$200k or more15.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed23,260
Mean adjusted gross income$76,502
Returns declaring $200,000 or more5.7%
Returns, under $25k28.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k20.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k20.2%
Returns, $200k or more5.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$326,900
Median gross rent$1,819
Rent as a share of household income31.3%
Owner-occupied88.3%
Vacant homes4.7%
Median year built2002

What the homes are

Detached house94.2%
Attached house1.5%
2 to 4 units1.1%
5 to 19 units0.4%
20 or more units1.1%
Mobile home1.8%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$378,375as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 1.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 19.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 87.5%
Typical asking rent$2,208as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 1.2%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 23.4%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 87.4%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$398,101$146,047

$178,609 in 2000 to $378,375 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201520202026$2,208$1,108

$1,108 in 2015 to $2,208 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher30.5%
High school diploma or higher95%
Works from home14.8%
Drives to work alone74.8%
Takes public transport0.5%
Commutes 45 minutes or more34.6%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity41.6% 8.2 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes12% 1.2 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35.7% 1.6 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health16.9% 3.4 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.7% 1.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression18.9% 3 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity21.6% 3.8 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis24.4% 0.7 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15% 1 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.5% 2.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.1% 0.6 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.2% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5% 1.2 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.9% 2.2 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.8% 2.9 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.8% 2 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66.9% 2.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.3% 1.3 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist65.2% 3.9 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability25.8% 4.9 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.2% 0.6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity13.1% 4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9.8% 4.5 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.2% 1.5 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.3% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity12.6% 1.2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.6% 1.6 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use78.5% 2.6 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.3% 0.5 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability11.6% 2.4 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.1% 1.4 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.8% 1 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.1% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost9.7% 3.3 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.3% 1.3 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments603
People employed5,318
Annual payroll$196,839,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 25.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 22 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss33.3 out of 100
Community resilience40.8 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Hail72.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado62.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire61.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide60.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning60.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm55.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane47.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave47.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind43.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding42.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake38.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave31.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather22.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Georgia and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPGeorgiaUnited States
Median household income$97,339$74,664$78,538
Income per person$41,381$39,525$43,289
Poverty rate4.7%13.5%12.4%
Median home value$326,900$272,900$303,400
Median gross rent$1,819$1,306$1,348
Homeownership88.3%65.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher30.5%34.2%35%
Unemployment rate4.8%5.1%5.2%
Works from home14.8%14.2%13.5%
Born outside the US6.7%10.8%13.9%
Median age37.537.438.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationMCDONOUGH 5 ENE, GA US2 km away
Rain in a year51 in

Average high and low by month

January55°F / 31.7°F5.3 in rain
February58.8°F / 33.5°F4.47 in rain
March67°F / 40.3°F5.44 in rain
April75.6°F / 47.3°F3.82 in rain
May83.1°F / 56.4°F3.31 in rain
June89°F / 65.4°F4.32 in rain
July91.8°F / 69.1°F4.43 in rain
August90.9°F / 68.4°F4.56 in rain
September85.2°F / 61.7°F3.73 in rain
October74.7°F / 49.6°F3.45 in rain
November64.2°F / 38.8°F3.65 in rain
December56.2°F / 34.2°F4.67 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket56% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket6% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Henry County School District95% of this ZIP code's land area
Rockdale County School District5% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability16more vulnerable than 16% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status27more vulnerable than 27% of US census tracts
Household characteristics31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport7more vulnerable than 7% of US census tracts
Walkability5.4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

30253 Mcdonough, GA9.7 km away
30094 Conyers, GA15 km away
30248 Locust Grove, GA15.2 km away
30234 Jenkinsburg, GA17.3 km away
30281 Stockbridge, GA17.8 km away
30070 Porterdale, GA18.2 km away
30016 Covington, GA18.3 km away
30014 Covington, GA19.9 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Henry County95% of this ZIP code's land area
Rockdale County5% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area94.08 sq mi
Water area1.3 sq mi
Population density520 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude33.4768, -84.0550

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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