Fair Oaks vs Kennesaw State University

A side-by-side comparison of Fair Oaks and Kennesaw State University: population, income, housing, and more.

Fair Oaks and Kennesaw State University are places in Georgia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Fair Oaks has the higher population (10,392 vs 2,455 in Kennesaw State University). Since 2019, Fair Oaks's population has grown faster (+9.2% vs -31.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Fair Oaks	Kennesaw State University
Population	10,392	2,455
Median age	28.9 yrs	19.7 yrs
Median household income	$61,681	—
Median home value	$198,400	—
Median gross rent	$1,209	—
Housing units	3,595	27
Homeownership rate	36.8%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.3%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	7.5%	19.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fair Oaks	Kennesaw State University
Population	9,518 → 10,392 (+9.2%)	3,568 → 2,455 (-31.2%)
Median household income	$38,832 → $61,681 (+58.8%)	—
Median home value	$126,000 → $198,400 (+57.5%)	—
Median gross rent	$940 → $1,209 (+28.6%)	—

Fair Oaks

Population

9,51810,392

Median household income

$38,832$61,681

Median home value

$126,000$198,400

Median gross rent

$940$1,209

Kennesaw State University

Population

3,5682,455

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fair Oaks	Kennesaw State University
Under 5	7.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	23.4%	1.5%
18 to 24	11.3%	97.5%
25 to 34	18.3%	1.0%
35 to 44	13.3%	0.0%
45 to 54	12.9%	0.0%
55 to 64	7.8%	0.0%
65 to 74	3.0%	0.0%
75 and over	2.8%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fair Oaks	Kennesaw State University
White (non-Hispanic)	15.7%	50.5%
Black or African American	16.3%	37.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.3%	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.0%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	62.7%	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fair Oaks	Kennesaw State University
No high school diploma	35.2%	0.0%
High school graduate	26.4%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	22.1%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree	13.6%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.7%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fair Oaks	Kennesaw State University
Drove alone	64.3%	47.7%
Carpooled	21.8%	4.0%
Public transit	0.6%	5.9%
Walked	4.5%	31.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.2%
Worked from home	5.2%	5.9%
Other means	3.5%	3.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fair Oaks	Kennesaw State University
1-unit, detached	47.8%	0.0%
1-unit, attached	8.1%	100.0%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	24.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	10.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Fair Oaks	Kennesaw State University
Poverty rate	18.3%	—
Average household size	3.06	—
Mean commute (minutes)	23	16
Median year structure built	1970	—