Kennesaw

Population: 33,627
Median household income: $79,759
Median home value: $291,300

Kennesaw is a community in Cobb County, Georgia, home to 33,627 residents. The median household income of $79,759 is below the Cobb County median ($98,712).

From 2019 to 2023, Kennesaw's population held roughly steady from 33,960 to 33,627, while its median home value rose 49.5% from $194,800 to $291,300.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 16.1% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 53.0% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 33,627
Median age: 35.4 yrs
Median household income: $79,759
Median home value: $291,300
Median gross rent: $1,763
Housing units: 14,134
Homeownership rate: 68.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 47.1%
Unemployment rate: 6.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

33,96033,627

Median household income

$70,930$79,759

Median home value

$194,800$291,300

Median gross rent

$1,270$1,763

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	33,960	$70,930	$194,800	$1,270
2020	34,232	$72,972	$215,800	$1,347
2021	33,036	$73,977	$225,500	$1,470
2022	33,360	$81,467	$262,000	$1,673
2023	33,627	$79,759	$291,300	$1,763

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1716.1%

18 to 2412.4%

25 to 3415.3%

35 to 4413.8%

45 to 5412.8%

55 to 6411.2%

65 to 747.8%

75 and over5.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,869	5.6%
5 to 17	5,424	16.1%
18 to 24	4,168	12.4%
25 to 34	5,151	15.3%
35 to 44	4,640	13.8%
45 to 54	4,307	12.8%
55 to 64	3,760	11.2%
65 to 74	2,638	7.8%
75 and over	1,670	5.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	17,818	53.0%
Black or African American	6,888	20.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.0%
Asian	2,056	6.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	381	1.1%
Two or more races	1,289	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,192	15.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.6%

High school graduate19.6%

Some college or associate's25.7%

Bachelor's degree32.2%

Graduate or professional degree15.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,679	7.6%
High school graduate	4,334	19.6%
Some college or associate's	5,707	25.7%
Bachelor's degree	7,131	32.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3,315	15.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone68.3%

Carpooled9.0%

Public transit0.1%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home19.7%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	12,024	68.3%
Carpooled	1,584	9.0%
Public transit	21	0.1%
Walked	199	1.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	3,475	19.7%
Other means	312	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,976	21.0%
15 to 29 min	5,053	35.7%
30 to 44 min	3,359	23.8%
45 to 59 min	1,273	9.0%
60+ min	1,479	10.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.50
Poverty rate: 11.9% (3,931 of 33,135)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,866	66.8%
Nonfamily households	4,411	33.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1997

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	13,277	93.9%
Vacant	857	6.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,097	68.5%
Renter-occupied	4,180	31.5%

1-unit, detached60.2%

1-unit, attached16.8%

2 to 4 units2.2%

5 to 19 units7.1%

20 or more units9.9%

Mobile home & other3.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,512	60.2%
1-unit, attached	2,379	16.8%
2 to 4 units	305	2.2%
5 to 19 units	1,006	7.1%
20 or more units	1,395	9.9%
Mobile home & other	537	3.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1343192
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 9.76 sq mi
Water area: 0.1 sq mi
Center point: 34.0272, -84.6171