Acworth

Population: 22,370
Median household income: $80,703
Median home value: $309,800

Acworth, a community in Cobb County, Georgia, has 22,370 residents. Its median household income of $80,703 runs below the Cobb County figure of $98,712.

Between 2019 and 2023, Acworth's population held roughly steady from 22,534 to 22,370, while its median home value rose 69.4% from $182,900 to $309,800.

The median resident is 36.6 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 20.5% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 22,370
Median age: 36.6 yrs
Median household income: $80,703
Median home value: $309,800
Median gross rent: $1,569
Housing units: 8,817
Homeownership rate: 61.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.9%
Unemployment rate: 5.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

22,53422,370

Median household income

$68,860$80,703

Median home value

$182,900$309,800

Median gross rent

$1,268$1,569

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	22,534	$68,860	$182,900	$1,268
2020	22,683	$66,003	$193,300	$1,296
2021	22,330	$72,788	$219,200	$1,304
2022	22,318	$74,643	$270,600	$1,419
2023	22,370	$80,703	$309,800	$1,569

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

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1720.5%

18 to 249.0%

25 to 3413.6%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 5417.2%

55 to 6411.5%

65 to 745.9%

75 and over6.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,084	4.8%
5 to 17	4,595	20.5%
18 to 24	2,008	9.0%
25 to 34	3,045	13.6%
35 to 44	2,481	11.1%
45 to 54	3,840	17.2%
55 to 64	2,573	11.5%
65 to 74	1,326	5.9%
75 and over	1,418	6.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,065	53.9%
Black or African American	4,548	20.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9	0.0%
Asian	613	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	162	0.7%
Two or more races	1,195	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,778	16.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.4%

High school graduate25.0%

Some college or associate's32.6%

Bachelor's degree22.1%

Graduate or professional degree10.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,387	9.4%
High school graduate	3,677	25.0%
Some college or associate's	4,785	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	3,248	22.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1,586	10.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone75.3%

Carpooled8.8%

Public transit0.9%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.6%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,141	75.3%
Carpooled	1,072	8.8%
Public transit	109	0.9%
Walked	86	0.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,531	12.6%
Other means	194	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,900	17.9%
15 to 29 min	3,379	31.9%
30 to 44 min	2,686	25.3%
45 to 59 min	1,649	15.6%
60+ min	988	9.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.68
Poverty rate: 8.3% (1,846 of 22,290)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,174	62.1%
Nonfamily households	3,153	37.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1998

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,327	94.4%
Vacant	490	5.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,097	61.2%
Renter-occupied	3,230	38.8%

1-unit, detached65.7%

1-unit, attached7.9%

2 to 4 units3.0%

5 to 19 units8.6%

20 or more units12.2%

Mobile home & other2.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,797	65.7%
1-unit, attached	700	7.9%
2 to 4 units	262	3.0%
5 to 19 units	760	8.6%
20 or more units	1,080	12.2%
Mobile home & other	218	2.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1300408
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 9.15 sq mi
Water area: 0.7 sq mi
Center point: 34.0620, -84.6811