Suwanee, Georgia Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 8,725. Estimated population in July 2024: 12,553 (+43.9% change)
Males: 4,410 (50.5%), Females: 4,315 (49.5%)
Gwinnett County
Zip code: 30024
Demographics
Median resident age: 34.2 years
Median household income: $84,038
Median house value: $208,900
Population by Race
Races in Suwanee:
- White Non-Hispanic (82.2%)
- Black (6.4%)
- Hispanic (3.2%)
- Korean (2.9%)
- Asian Indian (1.7%)
- Two or more races (1.4%)
- Chinese (0.9%)
- Other race (0.7%)
- Other Asian (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (17.3%), German (14.3%), Irish (12.9%), English (10.4%), Italian (4.9%), Scotch-Irish (3.1%).
Elevation: 1013 feet
Land area: 9.8 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Suwanee
- High school or higher: 92.9%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 45.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 12.3%
- Unemployed: 1.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 31.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Suwanee city
- Never married: 21.9%
- Now married: 67.6%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 2.8%
- Divorced: 6.6%
13.2% Foreign born (7.1% Asia, 2.7% Europe, 2.0% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +6,208 (+246.6%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Suwanee:
- GWINNETT HOSPITAL SYSTEM (about 10 miles; LAWRENCEVILLE, GA)
- CRAWFORD LONG HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; ATLANTA, GA)
- KINDRED HOSPITAL – ATLANTA (about 12 miles; ATLANTA, GA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Suwanee:
- DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE (about 32 miles; MARIETTA, GA; Abbreviation: MGE)
- THE WILLIAM B HARTSFIELD ATLANTA INTL (about 38 miles; ATLANTA, GA; Abbreviation: ATL)
- ATHENS/BEN EPPS (about 53 miles; ATHENS, GA; Abbreviation: AHN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Suwanee:
- GWINNETT COUNTY – BRISCOE FIELD (about 11 miles; LAWRENCEVILLE, GA; Abbreviation: LZU)
- DEKALB-PEACHTREE (about 21 miles; ATLANTA, GA; Abbreviation: PDK)
- LEE GILMER MEMORIAL (about 24 miles; GAINESVILLE, GA; Abbreviation: GVL)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Suwanee:
- GWINNETT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 6 miles; LAWRENCEVILLE, GA; Full-time enrollment: 3,215)
- GAINESVILLE COLLEGE (about 18 miles; OAKWOOD, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,181)
- DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 25 miles; DECATUR, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,486)
- EMORY UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; ATLANTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 10,839)
- GEORGIA PERIMETER COLLEGE (about 28 miles; DECATUR, GA; Full-time enrollment: 8,213)
- GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 30 miles; ATLANTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 13,841)
- GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; ATLANTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 17,302)
Schools
Public high schools in Suwanee:
- COLLINS HILL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 3,556; Location: 50 TAYLOR ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)
- NORTH GWINNETT HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 2,770; Location: 20 LEVEL CREEK ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)
- PEACHTREE RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,890; Location: 1555 OLD PEACHTREE ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Suwanee:
- RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 1,560; Location: 5445 SETTLES BRIDGE ROAD; Grades: KG – 05)
- SUWANEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 1,152; Location: 3875 SMITHTOWN ROAD; Grades: KG – 05)
- SHARON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 1,119; Location: 1670 JAMES BURGESS ROAD; Grades: PK – 05)
- WALNUT GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 1,081; Location: 75 TAYLOR ROAD; Grades: PK – 05)
- SETTLES BRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 877; Location: 600 JAMES BURGESS ROAD; Grades: PK – 05)
- PARSONS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 796; Location: 1615 OLD PEACHTREE ROAD; Grades: PK – 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Suwanee:
- HORIZON CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 390; Location: 2172 LAWRENCEVILLE SUWANEE RD; Grades: PK – 4)
- REDEEMER CHRISTIAN ACAD (Students: 46; Location: 641 EVA KENNEDY RD; Grades: PK – 8)