Living in Cobb County School District, Georgia

Overview

A total of 255,820 households are located in Cobb County School District area. Among them, 88,712 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.20 people. The total number of children in the region is 207,229 and 186,317 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

8% (56,543) of residents are non-citizens and 19% (133,089) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Cobb County School District, Georgia
Household	255,820
Population	683,298
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	88,712 (35%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	207,229
Total Students	186,317
Pre-Kindergarten	13,921
Kindergarten	9,192
Grade 1-8	73,996
Grade 9-12	39,914
College/Graduate School	49,294
Veterans	523,534
Non-citizen	56,543
Non-English Home Language	133,089
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

544,431 residents are over the age of 16 and 382,991 people are in labor force. Among them, 382,212 people are in civilian labor force and 779 are in armed labor force. 365,384 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 4.40%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Cobb County School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	358,820	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	285,688	79.62%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	28,074	7.82%
Public transportation	3,268	0.91%
Walked	3,490	0.97%
Other method	6,827	1.90%
Worked from home	31,473	8.77%
Average Commute Time	32 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	365,384	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	173,436	47.47%
Service	51,370	14.06%
Sales and office	80,092	21.92%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	25,657	7.02%
Production, transportation, and material moving	34,829	9.53%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	365,384	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	647	0.18%
Construction	25,344	6.94%
Manufacturing	27,576	7.55%
Wholesale trade	11,565	3.17%
Retail trade	41,176	11.27%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	20,221	5.53%
Information	11,746	3.21%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	31,118	8.52%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	63,117	17.27%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	69,185	18.93%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	34,317	9.39%
Other services, except public administration	17,396	4.76%
Public administration	11,976	3.28%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	365,384	-
Private wage and salary workers	304,781	83.41%
Government workers	37,111	10.16%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	23,024	6.30%
Unpaid family workers	468	0.13%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $106,847 for the 255,820 households in Cobb County School District area, Georgia. The average income of a single worker is $41,687. 605,453 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 88.20%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	255,820	-
Less than $10,000	9,931	3.88%
$10,000 - $14,999	5,040	1.97%
$15,000 - $24,999	14,900	5.82%
$25,000 - $34,999	17,974	7.03%
$35,000 - $49,999	27,744	10.85%
$50,000 - $74,999	44,057	17.22%
$75,000 - $99,999	35,803	14.00%
$100,000 - $149,999	46,686	18.25%
$150,000 - $199,999	25,597	10.01%
More than $200,000	28,088	10.98%
Median Household Income	$79,930	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$106,847	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	175,751	-
Less than $10,000	3,895	2.22%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,805	1.03%
$15,000 - $24,999	7,298	4.15%
$25,000 - $34,999	9,590	5.46%
$35,000 - $49,999	16,609	9.45%
$50,000 - $74,999	27,434	15.61%
$75,000 - $99,999	24,336	13.85%
$100,000 - $149,999	37,379	21.27%
$150,000 - $199,999	21,980	12.51%
More than $200,000	25,425	14.47%

Median Family Income	$96,798	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$123,398	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$41,687	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$60,675	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$60,675	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	686,477	-
With health insurance coverage	605,453	88.20%
Public coverage	150,444	21.92%
Private health insurance	517,022	75.32%
Without health insurance coverage	81,024	11.80%

Housing

There are 273,169 housing units in Cobb County School District area, Georgia with 255,820 units (93.65%) occupied. 170,615 houses (66.69%) are occupied by owner and 85,205 houses (33.31%) are rented. The average housing value is $251,500 and the average rental cost is $1,222. 7,846 houses (2.87%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 4,112 houses (1.51%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	273,169	-
Occupied	255,820	93.65%
Owner Occupied	170,615	66.69%
Renter Occupied	85,205	33.31%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	185,193	67.79%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	23,463	8.59%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	60,595	22.18%
Mobile Homes	3,882	1.42%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	36	0.01%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	273,169	-
Built 2014 or later	7,846	2.87%
Built 2010 - 2013	6,382	2.34%
Built 2000 - 2009	50,848	18.61%
Built 1990 - 1999	60,888	22.29%
Built 1980 - 1989	66,928	24.50%
Built 1970 - 1979	45,291	16.58%
Built 1960 - 1969	20,834	7.63%
Built 1950 - 1959	10,040	3.68%
Built 1949 or earlier	4,112	1.51%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	273,169	-
1 room	2,776	1.02%
2 rooms	5,109	1.87%
3 rooms	16,225	5.94%
4 rooms	31,147	11.40%
5 rooms	42,092	15.41%
6 rooms	43,806	16.04%
7 rooms	35,136	12.86%
8 rooms	35,181	12.88%
9 rooms or more	61,697	22.59%
Median Number of Rooms	6.4 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	273,169	-
no bedroom	2,989	1.09%
1 bedroom	20,570	7.53%
2 bedrooms	49,398	18.08%
3 bedrooms	96,205	35.22%
4 bedrooms	71,060	26.01%
5 bedrooms or more	32,947	12.06%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	170,615	-
Less than $50,000	3,838	2.25%
$50,000 - $99,999	6,990	4.10%
$100,000 - $149,999	19,026	11.15%
$150,000 - $199,999	30,055	17.62%
$200,000 - $299,999	45,184	26.48%
$300,000 - $499,999	44,214	25.91%
$500,000 - $999,999	18,494	10.84%
$1,000,000 or more	2,814	1.65%
Median House Value	$251,500	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	82,793	-
Less than $500	1,195	1.44%
$500 - $999	17,946	21.68%
$1,000 - $1,499	43,655	52.73%
$1,500 - $1,999	15,011	18.13%
$2,000 - $2,499	3,310	4.00%
$2,500 - $2,999	1,030	1.24%
$3,000 or more	646	0.78%
Median Rental Costs	$1,222	-

Demographic

A total of 690,674 people lives in Cobb County School District area, Georgia with 334,257 male and 356,417 female. The males to female ratio is 48.40 to 51.60. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	690,674	-
Male	334,257	48.40%
Female	356,417	51.60%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	690,674	-
Under 5 years	43,460	6.29%
5 - 9 years	46,318	6.71%
10 - 14 years	46,761	6.77%
15 - 19 years	46,758	6.77%
20 - 24 years	43,727	6.33%
25 - 34 years	99,480	14.40%
35 - 44 years	97,688	14.14%
45 - 54 years	101,169	14.65%
55 - 59 years	46,423	6.72%
60 - 64 years	37,669	5.45%
65 - 74 years	52,214	7.56%
75 - 84 years	21,549	3.12%
85 years and older	7,458	1.08%
Median Age	36.8 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	690,674	-
One Race	670,052	97.01%
White	407,051	58.94%
Black or African American	188,597	27.31%
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,539	0.22%
Asian	38,703	5.60%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	363	0.05%
Other	33,799	4.89%

Two or more races	20,622	2.99%
White and Black or African American	7,885	1.14%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	1,883	0.27%
White and Asian	3,528	0.51%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	915	0.13%

Living in Cobb County School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic