Cobb County, Georgia

10 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 769,152
Median household income: $98,712
Median home value: $373,700

Cobb County is a county in Georgia with a population of 769,152. 10 cities and places have their primary county here. At $98,712, its median household income sits above Georgia's $74,664.

From 2019 to 2023, Cobb County's population grew 2.4% from 751,218 to 769,152, while its median household income rose 26.7% from $77,932 to $98,712.

50.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 67.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 769,152
Median age: 37.4 yrs
Median household income: $98,712
Median home value: $373,700
Median gross rent: $1,640
Housing units: 311,556
Homeownership rate: 67.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 50.4%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

751,218769,152

Median household income

$77,932$98,712

Median home value

$253,900$373,700

Median gross rent

$1,202$1,640

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	751,218	$77,932	$253,900	$1,202
2020	756,653	$80,830	$273,900	$1,264
2021	762,500	$86,013	$293,800	$1,367
2022	765,813	$94,244	$346,000	$1,535
2023	769,152	$98,712	$373,700	$1,640

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1717.2%

18 to 249.0%

25 to 3414.5%

35 to 4414.2%

45 to 5413.8%

55 to 6412.3%

65 to 748.3%

75 and over4.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	44,004	5.7%
5 to 17	132,078	17.2%
18 to 24	69,359	9.0%
25 to 34	111,679	14.5%
35 to 44	109,350	14.2%
45 to 54	106,192	13.8%
55 to 64	94,597	12.3%
65 to 74	64,020	8.3%
75 and over	37,873	4.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	367,833	47.8%
Black or African American	203,535	26.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	449	0.1%
Asian	41,464	5.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	230	0.0%
Some other race	7,325	1.0%
Two or more races	35,434	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	112,882	14.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.2%

High school graduate17.7%

Some college or associate's24.7%

Bachelor's degree31.8%

Graduate or professional degree18.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	37,746	7.2%
High school graduate	92,571	17.7%
Some college or associate's	129,534	24.7%
Bachelor's degree	166,502	31.8%
Graduate or professional degree	97,358	18.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone67.4%

Carpooled7.4%

Public transit0.6%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home21.1%

Other means2.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	272,547	67.4%
Carpooled	30,098	7.4%
Public transit	2,295	0.6%
Walked	4,707	1.2%
Bicycle	122	0.0%
Worked from home	85,524	21.1%
Other means	9,089	2.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	56,665	17.8%
15 to 29 min	105,245	33.0%
30 to 44 min	89,929	28.2%
45 to 59 min	37,685	11.8%
60+ min	29,334	9.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.59
Poverty rate: 8.5% (64,760 of 757,861)

	Count	Share
Family households	194,413	66.3%
Nonfamily households	98,997	33.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	293,410	94.2%
Vacant	18,146	5.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	196,564	67.0%
Renter-occupied	96,846	33.0%

1-unit, detached65.5%

1-unit, attached8.8%

2 to 4 units2.4%

5 to 19 units12.7%

20 or more units9.6%

Mobile home & other1.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	204,162	65.5%
1-unit, attached	27,526	8.8%
2 to 4 units	7,376	2.4%
5 to 19 units	39,516	12.7%
20 or more units	29,803	9.6%
Mobile home & other	3,173	1.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 13067
State: Georgia
Land area: 340 sq mi
Water area: 4.65 sq mi
Center point: 33.9399, -84.5741

Cities & places

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