COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Cobb County

Georgia · 447,745 residents · 340 sq mi

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Cobb County is a county of 447,745 people in Georgia. That is roughly 42% ahead of the Georgia median. This is an unusually credentialed place: 33% of adults have a four-year degree. The population has fallen 26% since 2000. The poverty rate is 5.6%, under the national 13.2%. Median household income runs $41,297, well clear of the $30,130 US median.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.8

US median: 33.0

More educated

33% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 12%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

447,745

−26%vs 2000

vs 607,751 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.8

−4%vs 2000

vs 33.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

340 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024775K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.5%(33,790)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.2%(32,084)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.6%(29,756)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.5%(29,156)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.7%(34,431)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3421.4%(95,764)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4419%(85,240)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.2%(50,297)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.5%(28,940)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 744.1%(18,414)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.8%(7,890)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.4%(1,983)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$41,297

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $58,289 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$19,166

−31%vs 2000

vs $27,863 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

5.6%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$97,500

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $145,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$575

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $806 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

64.6%

−3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.2% in 2000

35.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic68.8%(417,947)

Black18.6%(112,924)

Hispanic / Latino7.7%(46,964)

Asian3%(18,417)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic87.6%(392,411)

Black9.8%(44,042)

Hispanic / Latino2%(8,995)

Asian1.7%(7,484)

Other0.9%(3,808)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

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)

Indonesian0%(81)

Kazakh0%(40)

Mongolian0%(17)

Singaporean0%(12)

Uzbek0%(5)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(492)

Chamorro0%(270)

Samoan0%(82)

Guamanian0%(39)

Tongan0%(23)

Marshallese0%(22)

Ancestry

English12.4%(96,021)

German8%(62,115)

Irish7.8%(60,324)

American4.3%(33,548)

Italian3.5%(27,275)

Subsaharan African3%(23,603)

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)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(1,006)

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)

Cape Verdean0%(224)

Latvian0%(223)

Serbian0%(203)

Syrian0%(157)

Slovene0%(125)

Iraqi0%(106)

Moroccan0%(98)

Macedonian0%(62)

Jordanian0%(48)

Somali0%(47)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Mexican population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

33.0%

−6.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 39.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

85.8%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 88.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

9.1%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.8 min

+12%vs 2000

vs 23.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

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)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

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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