Bonanza is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Clayton County, Georgia, United States. The population was 3,135 at the 2010 census, and 4,406 in 2020.
Geography
Bonanza is located in southern Clayton County at (33.464663, -84.337589). It is bordered by Irondale to the north and Lovejoy to the south. U.S. Routes 19 and 41 form the eastern border of the CDP, leading north to Jonesboro, the county seat, and to downtown Atlanta. The city of Griffin is to the south.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Bonanza CDP has a total area of , all land.<br> 1850-1870 1870-1880<br> 1890-1910 1920-1930<br> 1940 1950 1960<br> 1970 1980 1990<br> 2000 2010 2020
!Pop 2010
!
!% 2000
!% 2010
!
|-
|White alone (NH)
|1,775
|594
|style='background: #ffffe6; |447
|61.12%
|18.95%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |10.15%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|876
|2,085
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,188
|30.17%
|66.51%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |72.36%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|4
|10
|style='background: #ffffe6; |13
|0.14%
|0.32%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.30%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|46
|72
|style='background: #ffffe6; |42
|1.58%
|2.30%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.95%
|-
|Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|1
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.03%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Other race alone (NH)
|16
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |37
|0.55%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.84%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|28
|41
|style='background: #ffffe6; |155
|0.96%
|1.31%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.52%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|158
|333
|style='background: #ffffe6; |524
|5.44%
|10.62%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |11.89%
|-
|Total
|2,904
|3,135
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,406
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Bonanza had a population of 4,406. The median age was 32.7 years. 28.1% of residents were under the age of 18 and 8.8% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 85.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 78.7 males age 18 and over.
100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 1,518 households in Bonanza, including 885 family households. Of all households, 42.2% had children under the age of 18 living in them, and 22.9% were made up of individuals. About 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. Of household types, 33.1% were married-couple households, 18.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 40.0% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present.