Cobb County, GA

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US Senator

N/AJon Ossoff

Democratic Party

US Senator

N/ARaphael Warnock

Democratic Party

2023 Median Property Value

$373,700

8.01% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

412,972

0.815% 1-year growth

About

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None of the households in Cobb County, GA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

The largest universities in N/A are Kennesaw State University (7,992 degrees awarded in 2023), Chattahoochee Technical College (4,703 degrees), and Life University (712 degrees).

In 2023, the median property value in Cobb County, GA was $373,700, and the homeownership rate was N/A%.

Cobb County, GA borders Bartow County, GA, Cherokee County, GA, Douglas County, GA, Fulton County, GA, and Paulding County, GA.

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Population & Diversity

In N/A, there were N/A times more N/A residents (N/A people) in Cobb County, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were N/A N/A and N/A N/A residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Cobb County, GA.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
222,301 ± 11,455 people
India
103,637 ± 7,865 people
Jamaica
49,864 ± 5,470 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Cobb County, GA was Mexico, the natal country of 222,301 Cobb County, GA residents, followed by India with 103,637 and Jamaica with 49,864.

Foreign-Born Population

16.2%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

124k people

15.5%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

118k people

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Cobb County, GA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Economy

The economy of Cobb County, GA employs 413k people. The largest industries in Cobb County, GA are , and the highest paying industries are .

Males in Georgia have an average income that is 1.35 times higher than the average income of females, which is $58,988. The income inequality in Georgia (measured using the Gini index) is N/A, which is N/A than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

413k

2023 Value

± 5,979

0.815%

1 Year growth

± 2.06%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Cobb County, GA, are Management Occupations (59,764 people), Sales & Related Occupations (42,824 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (40,900 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Cobb County, GA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Georgia (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

413k

2023 Value

± 5,979

0.815%

1 Year growth

± 2.06%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Cobb County, GA, are . This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Cobb County, GA, though some of these residents may live in Cobb County, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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Median earning men ± N/A

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Median earning women ± N/A

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($104,772), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($89,984), and Information ($83,840).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Information ($80,139), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($65,446), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($65,287).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.94%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.87M people employed in Georgia. This represents a 2.94% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Georgia.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

2,757
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
1,305
Health Care and Social Assistance
1,221
Other Services (except Public Administration)

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$4.25M
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
$3.32M
Management of Companies and Enterprises
$2.78M
Construction

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing the state of Georgia. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Georgia is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Georgia

N/AJon Ossoff

Senator from Georgia

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Inauguration delayed as incumbent senator David Perdue's term expired on January 3, 2021, two days prior to the runoff election.

N/ARaphael Warnock

Senator from Georgia

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Elected to the seat to succeed Kelly Loeffler, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of Johnny Isakson.

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing Georgia.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Georgia over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Georgia

Georgia is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Georgia have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2023, universities in Cobb County, GA awarded 14,006 degrees. The student population of Cobb County, GA in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 28,407 male students and 30,474 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Cobb County, GA are White (6,898 and 51.3%), followed by Black or African American (3,315 and 24.6%), Hispanic or Latino (1,769 and 13.1%), and Asian (632 and 4.7%).

The largest universities in Cobb County, GA by number of degrees awarded are Kennesaw State University (7,992 and 57.1%), Chattahoochee Technical College (4,703 and 33.6%), and Life University (712 and 5.08%).

The most popular majors in N/A are General Business Administration & Management (772 and 5.51%), Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing (751 and 5.36%), and General Psychology (542 and 3.87%).

The median tuition costs in N/A are $13,545 for private four year colleges, and $4,450 and $15,704 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2023 in Cobb County, GA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 69.6%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 51.5%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 58,881 (48.2% men and 51.8% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 58,881 students enrolled in Cobb County, GA, 48.2% men and 51.8% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 24,732 records, of which 48.6% were women and 51.4% men.

Completions

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Kennesaw State University
7,992 degrees awarded
Chattahoochee Technical College
4,703 degrees awarded
Life University
712 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Kennesaw State University with 7,992 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 6,627 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Cobb County, GA, which is 0.898 times less than the 7,379 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 6,898 degrees mean that there were 2.08 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 3,315 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private for-profit, 2-year ($14,676) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,491) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($2,400) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were N/A.

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Cobb County, GA was $373,700 in 2023, which is NaNM times the same as the national average of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $346,000 to $373,700, a 8.01% increase. The homeownership rate in Cobb County, GA is N/A%, which is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%.

Median household income in Cobb County, GA is N/A. In N/A, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Cobb County, GA was Census Tract 312.12 with a value of $229,124, followed by Census Tract 303.43 and Census Tract 312.09, with respective values of $195,357 and $193,750.

In 2023, 13.3% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Cobb County, GA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 3.25%.

Housing

Property

$373,700

Median Property Value 2023

±$3,636

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Median Property Taxes

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The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Cobb County, GA the largest share of households pay taxes in the N/A range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Cobb County, GA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

N/A%

Homeownership

N/A

67.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Cobb County, GA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 312.12
Census Tract 303.43
Census Tract 312.09

In N/A, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Cobb County, GA was Census Tract 312.12 with a value of $229,124, followed by Census Tract 303.43 and Census Tract 312.09, with respective values of $195,357 and $193,750.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Cobb County, GA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

N/A

Median Household Income

± N/A

293k

Number of Households

± 4,945

The following chart displays the households in Cobb County, GA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Cobb County, GA is from Cobb County, GA.

N/A Wage GINI in N/A

In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 1. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Cobb County, GA across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

In N/A, N/A% of workers in Cobb County, GA N/A, followed by those who N/A (N/A%) and those who N/A (N/A%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

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Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Cobb County, GA have a N/A commute time (N/A minutes) than the normal US worker (N/A minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Cobb County, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Cobb County, GA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

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Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Cobb County, GA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Cobb County, GA have N/A.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 13.3% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Cobb County, GA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 3.25%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cobb County, GA (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

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The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 12.2% of the children was living in poverty in Cobb County, GA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 7.6%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

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In N/A, N/A had the highest N/A in the nation, at N/A. N/A has the second highest (N/A), followed by N/A (N/A).

The following map shows the N/A by state over multiple years.

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Health

N/A% of the population of Cobb County, GA has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Cobb County, GA see 1291 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.3% decrease from the previous year (1308 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1402 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 455 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.1% were men and 51.9% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,291 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Cobb County, GA

Primary care physicians in Cobb County, GA see an average of 1,291 patients per year. This represents a 1.3% decrease from the previous year (1,308 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Cobb County, GA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.1% were men and 51.9% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

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Uninsured

N/A%

Employer Coverage

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Medicaid

N/A%

Medicare

N/A%

Non-Group

N/A%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Cobb County, GA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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