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Cobb County

Georgia · 793,345 residents (2025 est.) · 340 sq mi
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The short version

Cobb County is home to 775,208 people in Georgia. That puts it in the top 1% of US counties for household income. This is an unusually credentialed place: 51% of adults have a four-year degree. That is roughly 33% ahead of the Georgia median. 167,457 more people live here than in 2000. Density works out to 2,282 people per square mile.

At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $102,738, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 37.5
US median: 38.9
More educated
51% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 54%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Cobb County

What changed most since 1990

  • White share86.3% → 47.1% (−39.2 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
  • Black share9.8% → 26.4% (+16.6 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
  • Population447,745 → 775,208 (+73%)US over the same years: +35%

Among the 159 counties in Georgia

  • 6th in household income$102,738
  • 4th in share with a bachelor's degree50.8%
  • 6th in home value$407,200
  • 2nd in diversity score84.9
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
775,208
+28%since 2000
from 607,751 in 2000
793,345 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
2,282 / sq mi
+28%since 2000
from 1,789 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
37.5
+13%since 2000
from 33.2 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
340 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
415K513K611K710K808K19902000201020202024Cobb County
2024775K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.6%(43,658)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.4%(49,462)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.3%(49,046)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.9%(53,103)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.5%(50,099)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3414.5%(112,596)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4414.2%(110,414)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5413.7%(106,004)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6412.3%(95,008)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 748.5%(65,635)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 843.9%(30,174)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.3%(10,009)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$102,738
−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $58,289 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$52,646
+89%since 2000
from $27,863 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
63.8%
+19.5 ptssince 2009
from 44.3% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
8.7%
+2.3 ptssince 2000
from 6.5% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.446
+1%since 2010
from 0.441 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information11.1%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services8%
US avg: 6.7%
Wholesale trade7.7%
US avg: 6.9%
Retail trade7.5%
US avg: 9.9%
Finance & insurance5.8%
US avg: 5.9%
Public administration5.5%
US avg: 4.8%
Professional, scientific, technical5.2%
US avg: 5.1%
Arts, entertainment, food3.2%
US avg: 1.9%
Transportation & warehousing2.8%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services0.6%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.2%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.2%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$407,200
+54%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $145,300 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,730
+18%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $806 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
67.0%
−1.1 ptssince 2000
from 68.2% in 2000
33.0% rent
Vacancy rate
5.9%
−3.5 ptssince 2009
from 9.3% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.59 people
−5%since 2009
from 2.73 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
18.5%
−8.6 ptssince 2009
from 27.1% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
48.4%
+2.1 ptssince 2009
from 46.2% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
4.0
+26%since 2009
from 3.2 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
68
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic68.8%(417,947)
Black18.6%(112,924)
Hispanic / Latino7.7%(46,964)
Asian3%(18,417)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic47.1%(364,994)
Black26.4%(204,510)
Hispanic / Latino15.1%(116,854)
Asian5.4%(42,241)
Other6%(46,609)
Diversity Score
85
+18%since 2009
from 72 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
38
Unchangedsince 2020
from 38 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican7.2%(55,506)
Central American2.8%(21,648)
South American1.9%(14,853)
Puerto Rican1.5%(11,328)
Salvadoran1%(7,813)
Guatemalan0.7%(5,812)
Honduran0.7%(5,377)
Venezuelan0.6%(4,901)
Colombian0.6%(4,878)
Cuban0.5%(4,216)
Dominican0.3%(2,506)
Peruvian0.2%(1,898)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Spaniard0.2%(1,557)
Nicaraguan0.2%(1,439)
Argentine0.1%(916)
Panamanian0.1%(806)
Ecuadorian0.1%(761)
Costa Rican0.1%(401)
Chilean0%(368)
Bolivian0%(208)
Uruguayan0%(201)
Paraguayan0%(163)
Asian origin
Asian Indian2.6%(20,022)
Chinese0.8%(5,944)
Vietnamese0.6%(4,266)
Korean0.3%(2,557)
Filipino0.3%(2,526)
Pakistani0.3%(2,333)
Japanese0.1%(763)
Nepalese0.1%(467)
Laotian0.1%(418)
Bangladeshi0.1%(388)
Taiwanese0%(364)
Thai0%(326)
+ 9 more asian origin groups with data
Cambodian0%(321)
Sri Lankan0%(289)
Burmese0%(126)
Malaysian0%(113)
Kazakh0%(40)
Mongolian0%(17)
Uzbek0%(5)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0%(270)
Samoan0%(82)
Guamanian0%(39)
Tongan0%(23)
Ancestry
English12.4%(96,021)
German8%(62,115)
Irish7.8%(60,324)
American4.3%(33,548)
Italian3.5%(27,275)
West Indian2.3%(18,123)
Scottish2.1%(16,243)
Polish1.5%(11,332)
French1.4%(10,722)
Brazilian1.1%(8,467)
Scotch-Irish1.1%(8,182)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Nigerian0.9%(7,313)
Jamaican0.8%(6,495)
Haitian0.8%(6,139)
Dutch0.5%(4,188)
Arab0.5%(4,062)
Russian0.5%(4,011)
British0.5%(3,866)
Swedish0.5%(3,749)
Norwegian0.4%(3,372)
Welsh0.4%(3,218)
Portuguese0.3%(2,354)
Iranian0.3%(2,113)
French Canadian0.3%(2,052)
Greek0.3%(1,951)
Hungarian0.2%(1,825)
Ethiopian0.2%(1,763)
Czech0.2%(1,581)
Kenyan0.2%(1,471)
Lebanese0.2%(1,453)
Canadian0.2%(1,367)
Danish0.2%(1,343)
Ukrainian0.2%(1,332)
Lithuanian0.2%(1,219)
Slovak0.1%(1,160)
Swiss0.1%(1,128)
Austrian0.1%(1,095)
Ghanaian0.1%(1,076)
Finnish0.1%(988)
Guyanese0.1%(861)
Palestinian0.1%(825)
Romanian0.1%(811)
Bulgarian0.1%(660)
Croatian0.1%(598)
Belgian0.1%(574)
Turkish0.1%(565)
Egyptian0.1%(482)
Armenian0.1%(470)
Israeli0%(385)
Barbadian0%(298)
Australian0%(279)
Latvian0%(223)
Serbian0%(203)
Syrian0%(157)
Slovene0%(125)
Iraqi0%(106)
Moroccan0%(98)
Jordanian0%(48)
Somali0%(47)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
50.8%
+11.0 ptssince 2000
from 39.8% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
93.0%
+4.2 ptssince 2000
from 88.8% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
19.0%
+7.3 ptssince 2000
from 11.7% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
29.4 min
+28%since 2000
from 23.0 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
64.8%
−15.8 ptssince 2009
from 80.6% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
7.7%
−2.2 ptssince 2009
from 9.9% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.6%
−1.0 ptssince 2009
from 1.5% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
23.6%
+17.9 ptssince 2009
from 5.6% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.1%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 1.1% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.0%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
3.9%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 3.4% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.5%
−4.0 ptssince 2011
from 8.5% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
70.5%
−2.4 ptssince 2011
from 72.9% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
79.5%
+2.5 ptssince 2020
from 77.0% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
9.6%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 10.2% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
50.0%
+7.1 ptssince 2009
from 42.9% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.8%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 49.6% in 2009
Female
51.2%
+0.8 ptssince 2009
from 50.4% in 2009
Foreign born
16.5%
+1.7 ptssince 2009
from 14.8% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
6.1%
−4.0 ptssince 2009
from 10.1% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
9.4%
+1.8 ptssince 2012
from 7.6% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
12.0%
−6.3 ptssince 2013
from 18.3% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
96.1%
+8.5 ptssince 2017
from 87.6% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
98.4%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 97.2% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
86.0%
+1.4 ptssince 2020
from 84.6% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
78.1%
−0.8 ptssince 2016
from 78.8% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
12.1%
+0.1 ptssince 2016
from 12.0% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married37.4%(114,349)
Married53.1%(162,210)
Widowed1.7%(5,197)
Divorced7.8%(23,821)
Women 15+
Never married33.1%(108,258)
Married47.9%(156,800)
Widowed6.2%(20,170)
Divorced12.9%(42,237)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
12.0%
−6.3 ptssince 2013
from 18.3% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
60.9%
−1.3 ptssince 2020
from 62.2% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
13.5%
−0.5 ptssince 2020
from 14.0% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
13.8%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 13.0% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
11.4%
+1.3 ptssince 2020
from 10.1% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.7%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 1.8% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
72.9%
−1.9 ptssince 2020
from 74.8% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
24.4%
+2.0 ptssince 2020
from 22.4% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)29.6%(10,833)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)32.4%(11,835)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era25.8%(9,413)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.5%(1,281)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.6%(216)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 36,545 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Over time

Cobb County, decade by decade

Cobb County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
1990447,745$99,116$234,00733.0%30.7
2000607,751$106,182$264,68639.8%60.7
2010688,078$94,258$303,53843.8%75.7
2020766,149$97,969$331,97748.4%84.3
2024775,208$102,738$407,20050.8%84.9

Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Cobb County, Georgia?

Cobb County, Georgia has about 775,208 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Cobb County, Georgia?

The typical household in Cobb County, Georgia earns about $102,738 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Cobb County, Georgia expensive?

In Cobb County, Georgia, the median home is worth about $407,200, and the typical rent is about $1,730 a month.

How educated are people in Cobb County, Georgia?

About 50.8% of adults age 25 and over in Cobb County, Georgia hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Cobb County, Georgia?

About 8.7% of people in Cobb County, Georgia live below the federal poverty line.

Has Cobb County, Georgia grown since 1990?

Yes, Cobb County, Georgia has grown since 1990. The population has added about 327,463 residents, a change of about 73 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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