Panthersville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The population was 11,237 in 2020, up from 9,749 in 2010.
History The community most likely was named after a Cherokee Indian subtribe.
Geography Panthersville is located at (33.705639, -84.278551). The Candler-McAfee CDP is to the north and Gresham Park CDP is to the west.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which 0.27% is water.
Demographics
Panthersville was first listed as a census designated place in the 1980 U.S. census.
Racial and ethnic composition +Panthersville CDP, Georgia – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2000Pop 2010Pop 2020% 2000% 2010% 2020White alone (NH)2151483591.82%1.52%3.19%Black or African American alone (NH)11,2759,35710,19795.62%95.98%90.74%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)1510210.13%0.10%0.19%Asian alone (NH)2425570.20%0.26%0.51%Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)6140.05%0.01%0.04%Other race alone (NH)1011400.08%0.11%0.36%Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)106912540.90%0.93%2.26%Hispanic or Latino (any race)1401063051.19%1.09%2.71%Total11,7919,74911,237100.00%100.00%100.00%
2020 census As of the 2020 census, Panthersville had a population of 11,237. The median age was 36.0 years. 21.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 15.5% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 83.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 79.6 males age 18 and over.
100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 4,537 households in Panthersville, including 2,251 family households, and 29.0% of households had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 21.1% were married-couple households, 22.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 47.7% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 32.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
There were 5,306 housing units, of which 14.5% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.4% and the rental vacancy rate was 9.6%. Economy Panthersville is home to the Gallery at South DeKalb, formerly South DeKalb Mall, a regional shopping center with a Macy's (former Rich's) department store. The former JC Penney now houses independent stores.
The CDP is the headquarters for the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, and for Georgia Regional Hospital state psychiatric ward.
Education The CDP is incorporated within the DeKalb County Public Schools zone: - Compare with school addresses and boundary maps. Elementary schools: Barack H. Obama EMST (in the CDP), Flat Shoals (in the CDP), and Columbia (outside of the CDP)"Elementary School Attendance Areas 2016 - 2017 School Year." DeKalb County School System. Retrieved on June 1, 2017. Middle schools: Ronald E. McNair (most) and Columbia (some) (outside of the CDP)"Middle School Attendance Areas 2016 - 2017 School Year." DeKalb County School System. Retrieved on June 1, 2017. High schools: Ronald E. McNair High School (most) and Columbia High School (some) (both outside of the CDP)"High School Attendance Areas 2016 - 2017 School Year." DeKalb County School System. Retrieved on June 1, 2017.
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