Cobb County, Georgia

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Cobb County, Georgia is among the highest in the country for total population (85th of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for median household income (148th of 3,221 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Cobb County, Georgia	Georgia	United States	Rank
Total Population	775,208	10,940,407	334,922,499	85th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$102,738	$77,353	$80,734	148th of 3,221
Median Age	37.5	37.6	38.9	2669th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	50.8%	34.9%	35.7%	91st of 3,222
Median Home Value	$407,200	$303,300	$332,700	276th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,730	$1,393	$1,413	127th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	8.7%	13.4%	12.5%	2709th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.5%	5.1%	5.2%	1557th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	2,282.1	189.6	n/a	68th of 3,222
Foreign Born	16.5%	11.2%	14.1%	167th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	79.5	n/a	n/a	371st of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	67.0%	65.7%	65.2%	2565th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	29.4	28.3	26.4	594th of 3,221
Worked from Home	23.6%	15.9%	15.1%	64th of 3,222
Uninsured	13.3%	n/a	n/a	979th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	49.3%	46.5%	46.9%	1605th of 3,222
Broadband Access	95.4%	n/a	n/a	20th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Cobb County, Georgia

Statistic	Cobb County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	47.1%	49.1%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	15.1%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	26.4%	30.7%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	5.4%	4.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.0%	3.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.9%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	68.0	64.9	61.4

Age in Cobb County, Georgia

Statistic	Cobb County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Median Age	37.5	37.6	38.9
Under 18 %	22.6%	23.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.1%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	14.5%	13.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	14.2%	13.4%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.9%	25.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	13.7%	15.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Cobb County, Georgia

Statistic	Cobb County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Households	295,714	4,074,366	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.6	2.5
Family Households	66.3%	66.2%	64.2%
Households with Children	31.9%	31.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	17.0%	19.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	26.0%	27.7%	28.7%
Never Married	35.2%	35.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Cobb County, Georgia

Statistic	Cobb County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Per Capita Income	$52,646	$40,924	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	9.2%	15.4%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.5%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.5%	17.3%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	19.7%	11.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	8.7%	13.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	20.9%	30.5%	28.2%
SNAP Households	6.2%	12.3%	n/a

Housing in Cobb County, Georgia

Statistic	Cobb County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Housing Units	314,104	4,541,835	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	65.1%	66.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	22.2%	16.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	5.9%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,990.0	1,992.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	33.0%	34.3%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.1%	31.3%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,720	$2,341	n/a

Education in Cobb County, Georgia

Statistic	Cobb County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Less than High School	7.0%	10.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	17.8%	26.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	24.4%	27.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	31.8%	21.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	19.0%	13.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Cobb County, Georgia

Statistic	Cobb County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Labour Force Participation	70.5%	63.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	64.8%	70.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.6%	1.1%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.1%	1.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	18.0%	22.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	9.2%	10.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.9%	5.9%	n/a

Origins and language in Cobb County, Georgia

Statistic	Cobb County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Born in State of Residence	40.1%	53.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	8.0%	5.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	8.6%	5.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	78.1%	84.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	12.1%	8.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	16.7%	12.3%	16.7%

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