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Cobb County, GA

771,952 Population
339.8 square miles 2,271.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.6 ±0.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Georgia: 37.6 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$49,525 ±$1,400 Per capita income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Georgia: $38,378 ±$332
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $41,804 ±$92
$97,084 ±$2,558 Median household income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Georgia: $72,837 ±$640
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $74,755 ±$148

7.8% ±1% (59,396  ±7,966) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Georgia: 12.7% 1,348,344 (±0.4% / ±37,893)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,951,624 (±0.1% / ±260,310)

29.3 minutes ±0.6 (9,296,800  ±297,449) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Georgia: 28.2 123,162,450 (±0.3 / ±1,395,216)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,591,156,000 (±0 / ±7,204,853)

Families

298,239 ±2,714 Number of households
  • Georgia: 4,092,467 ±12,679
  • United States: 129,870,930 ±136,261
2.6 ±0 (763,385  ±293) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Georgia: 2.6 10,662,548
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 325,134,660

5.1% ±1.2% (9,964  ±2,322) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Georgia: 5.7% 151,128 (±0.4% / ±9,289)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,036,894 (±0.1% / ±36,689)

Housing

314,332 ±169 Number of housing units
  • Georgia: 4,539,156 ±441
  • United States: 143,772,900 ±7,466

$398,000 ±$6,600 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Georgia: $297,400 ±$1,891
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $320,900 ±$622

13.6% ±1.1% (103,783  ±8,191.1) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Georgia: 13.4% 1,442,802 (±0.3% / ±34,081)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.6% 41,404,691 (±0.1% / ±,187,841.9)

Social

93.6% ±2.2% (495,050  ±11,450.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Georgia: 89.5% 6,564,044 (±0.6% / ±46,130)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 205,882,074 (±0.1% / ±,272,504.5)
51.5% ±1.5% (272,422  ±7,685.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Georgia: 34.7% 2,544,114 (±0.4% / ±26,526.4)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 35.7% 81,908,335 (±0.1% / ±,175,321.9)

21.5% ±1.1% (156,610  ±7,926) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Georgia: 14.9% 1,530,617 (±0.3% / ±25,254.3)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 22% 69,241,800 (±0.1% / ±,203,206.2)

16.5% (127,674  ±8,344) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Georgia: 10.7% 1,168,022
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,182,176

6% ±0.5% (36,235  ±3,026) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Georgia: 7.3% 607,506 (±0.2% / ±14,039)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,200,322 (±0% / ±70,866)
36,235 Total veterans ±3,026 31,167 Male ±2,555 5,068 Female ±1,333

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