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Cobb County, GA

787,538 Population
339.7 square miles 2,318.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.9 ±0.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Georgia: 38 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$53,944 ±$1,569 Per capita income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Georgia: $41,996 ±$344
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$102,356 ±$3,164 Median household income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Georgia: $79,991 ±$633
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

8.5% ±1.1% (66,222  ±8,268) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Georgia: 12.6% 1,373,284 (±0.3% / ±36,640)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

31.3 minutes ±0.6 (10,305,330  ±344,392) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Georgia: 29.4 135,223,580 (±0.2 / ±1,380,047)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

301,221 ±3,109 Number of households
  • Georgia: 4,220,732 ±13,456
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.6 ±0 (779,380  ±1,010) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Georgia: 2.6 10,927,528
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

6% ±1.3% (11,989  ±2,615) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Georgia: 5.1% 139,303 (±0.3% / ±8,033)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

319,153 ±413 Number of housing units
  • Georgia: 4,668,796 ±534
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$454,400 ±$8,560 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Georgia: $343,300 ±$2,287
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

12.4% ±1.2% (96,109  ±9,417.6) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in Georgia: 12.9% 1,421,007 (±0.3% / ±35,778.8)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

92.9% ±2.2% (503,659  ±12,114.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Georgia: 89.8% 6,813,223 (±0.6% / ±46,285.3)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
52.1% ±1.6% (282,605  ±8,852.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Georgia: 36.3% 2,755,502 (±0.4% / ±28,804.5)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

22.2% ±0.9% (165,114  ±6,533.9) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Georgia: 16.3% 1,720,842 (±0.3% / ±26,253.5)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 23% 74,050,850 (±0.1% / ±226,318.1)

16.6% (130,680  ±8,469) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Georgia: 11.9% 1,333,177
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.6% ±0.5% (34,218  ±3,047) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Georgia: 7% 604,059 (±0.2% / ±12,553)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
34,218 Total veterans ±3,047 30,344 Male ±2,819 3,874 Female ±1,148

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