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Cobb County, Georgia (GA)

County population in 2022: 771,952 (100% urban, 0% rural); it was 607,751 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 144,221
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 29,744
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 155,075
Renter-occupied apartments: 86,091 (it was 72,412 in 2000)
% of renters here:

32%
State:

34%

Land area: 340 sq. mi.

Water area: 4.4 sq. mi.

Population density: 2269 people per square mile   (very high).

March 2022 cost of living index in Cobb County: 102.9 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (19.3%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (17.2%), Retail trade (11.0%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 84%
  • Government: 11%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Cobb County, GA (2022)
    • 370,33648.0%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 208,04227.0%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 106,54813.8%Hispanic or Latino
    • 42,6745.5%Asian alone
    • 38,5715.0%Two or more races
    • 4,9920.6%Some other race alone
    • 6030.08%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
    • 1860.02%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age:

37.6 years
Georgia median age:

37.6 years
Males: 376,720  (48.8%)
Females: 395,232  (51.2%)
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Average household size:
Cobb County:

2.0 people
Georgia:

3 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $97,084 ($58,289 in 1999)
This county:

$97,084
Georgia:

$72,837

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $1,458 (lower quartile is $1,138, upper quartile is $1,805)
This county:

$1458
State:

$1065


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $398,000 (it was $145,300 in 2000)
Cobb:

$398,000
Georgia:

$297,400
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $295,400 - $576,200

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $474,704
Here:

$474,704
State:

$376,364

Townhouses or other attached units: $341,027
Here:

$341,027
State:

$341,709

In 2-unit structures: $176,733
Here:

$176,733
State:

$269,631

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $260,679
Here:

$260,679
State:

$250,092

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $351,124
Here:

$351,124
State:

$370,730

Mobile homes: $63,312
Here:

$63,312
State:

$102,413

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $296,824
Here:

$296,824
State:

$86,124

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,854
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $533

Institutionalized population: 4,489

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 6
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 17
  • Burglaries: 0
  • Thefts: 357
  • Auto thefts: 9

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 9
  • Robberies: 1
  • Assaults: 16
  • Burglaries: 1
  • Thefts: 294
  • Auto thefts: 7
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Health of residents in Cobb County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:

General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.5. This is about average.
72.9% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
36.6% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is less than average.
52.3% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
66.6% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is less than average.
Average weight of males is 197 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 164 pounds. This is about average.

Health of residents in Cobb County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.7. This is significantly better than average.
79.2% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
42.6% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
99.0% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is more than average.
76.0% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 196 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 153 pounds. This is less than average.

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 1371 buildings, average cost: $297,000
  • 2021: 1947 buildings, average cost: $268,700
  • 2020: 1811 buildings, average cost: $268,900
  • 2019: 1581 buildings, average cost: $262,400
  • 2018: 1673 buildings, average cost: $263,800
  • 2017: 1564 buildings, average cost: $275,900
  • 2016: 1654 buildings, average cost: $283,700
  • 2015: 1477 buildings, average cost: $293,300
  • 2014: 1391 buildings, average cost: $278,500
  • 2013: 1594 buildings, average cost: $264,400
  • 2012: 1193 buildings, average cost: $248,600
  • 2011: 886 buildings, average cost: $245,600
  • 2010: 713 buildings, average cost: $215,900
  • 2009: 409 buildings, average cost: $208,900
  • 2008: 727 buildings, average cost: $221,400
  • 2007: 1901 buildings, average cost: $233,300
  • 2006: 3346 buildings, average cost: $217,400
  • 2005: 5123 buildings, average cost: $190,200
  • 2004: 5432 buildings, average cost: $177,200
  • 2003: 4993 buildings, average cost: $149,400
  • 2002: 4703 buildings, average cost: $142,800
  • 2001: 4513 buildings, average cost: $143,900
  • 2000: 5455 buildings, average cost: $125,600
  • 1999: 7143 buildings, average cost: $123,500
  • 1998: 6711 buildings, average cost: $117,300
  • 1997: 5314 buildings, average cost: $114,300
Number of permits per 10,000 Cobb, GA residents
Average permit cost in Cobb, GA

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,858 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,582 (0.4%)

Distribution of median household income in Cobb, GA in 2022
Distribution of house value in Cobb, GA in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Cobb, GA in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 7.8%
Cobb County:

7.8%
Georgia:

12.7%
(5.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 9.9% for Black residents, 14.3% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 31.0% for American Indian residents, 7.7% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 17.0% for other race residents, 7.6% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 37.6 years old
(Males: 36.6 years old, Females: 38.6 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 43.4 years old, Black residents: 35.2 years old, American Indian residents: 23.3 years old, Asian residents: 37.6 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 28.2 years old, Other race residents: 29.4 years old)

Area name: Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Cobb County is $686 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $763 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $929 a month.

Cities in this county include: Northeast Cobb, Marietta, Smyrna, Mableton, Kennesaw, Acworth, Powder Springs, Vinings, Fair Oaks, Austell.

Cobb County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

2023 air pollution in Cobb County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.031 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Reservoirs: J. Strom Thurmond Reservoir (A), Athens Waterworks Pond (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Neighboring counties: Banks County , Cherokee County , Jefferson County, Oklahoma , Orangeburg County, South Carolina , Sunflower County, Mississippi , Lincoln County .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

2.6%
Georgia:

2.9%

Unemployment by year in Cobb, GA
County total employment by year in Cobb, GA
County average yearly wages by year in Cobb, GA

Current college students: 35,713
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 93.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 51.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 127,674 (48.2% naturalized citizens)

Cobb County:

16.5%
Whole state:

10.7%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 50,5732010 or later
  • 31,0102000 to 2009
  • 23,9971990 to 1999
  • 16,6771980 to 1989
  • 6,8031970 to 1979
  • 5,246Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.9%

Cobb County marital status for males Cobb County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 201,621
  • One, attached: 29,544
  • Two: 1,917
  • 3 or 4: 7,151
  • 5 to 9: 15,930
  • 10 to 19: 24,826
  • 20 to 49: 13,887
  • 50 or more: 16,149
  • Mobile homes: 3,191
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 116

Housing units in Cobb County with a mortgage: 140,539 (12,588 second mortgage, 449 home equity loan, 11,112 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,471

Here:

98.6% with mortgage
State:

98.2% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Cobb County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant196,846303
Catholic76,9887
Mainline Protestant71,01871
Other15,54349
Black Protestant12,22818
Orthodox1,7001
None313,755-
Cobb County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 98
Cobb County:

1.42 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.91 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 7
Here:

0.10 / 10,000 pop.
Georgia:

0.15 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 24
This county:

0.35 / 10,000 pop.
Georgia:

0.86 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 231
Cobb County:

3.35 / 10,000 pop.
Georgia:

5.12 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 562
This county:

8.16 / 10,000 pop.
State:

7.41 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Cobb County:

8.1%
Georgia:

10.4%

Adult obesity rate:
Cobb County:

23.8%
State:

27.8%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

17.4%
State:

14.6%

Agriculture in Cobb County:

Average size of farms: 57 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $28,150
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $5073.25
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 5.64%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $27,743
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 9.13%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 3.30%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $21,451
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 91.10%
Average age of principal farm operators: 59 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 7.93
Vegetables: 5 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 15 acres

Earthquake activity:

Cobb County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Georgia state average. It is 63% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 72.4 miles away from Cobb County center
On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 119.0 miles away from the county center
On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MW, Depth: 12.3 mi) earthquake occurred 72.4 miles away from the county center
On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML) earthquake occurred 133.3 miles away from the county center
On 1/18/1999 at 07:00:53, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 159.5 miles away from Cobb County center
On 12/12/2018 at 09:14:43, a magnitude 4.4 (4.4 MW, Depth: 4.9 mi) earthquake occurred 116.4 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • Georgia Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4501, Natural disaster type: Other
  • Georgia Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: February 10, 2014 to February 14, 2014, Emergency Declared EM-3368: February 11, 2014, FEMA Id: 3368, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
  • Georgia Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: September 18, 2009 to October 08, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1858: September 24, 2009, FEMA Id: 1858, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • Georgia Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 27, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3218: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3218, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Georgia Hurricane Ivan, Incident Period: September 14, 2004 to October 30, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1554: September 18, 2004, FEMA Id: 1554, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Georgia Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 22, 2000 to February 01, 2000, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1311: January 28, 2000, FEMA Id: 1311, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
  • Georgia Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: February 14, 1998 to May 11, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1209: March 11, 1998, FEMA Id: 1209, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
  • Georgia Hurricane Opal, Incident Period: October 04, 1995 to October 05, 1995, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1071: October 10, 1995, FEMA Id: 1071, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Georgia Severe Snowfall, Winter Storm, Incident Period: March 13, 1993 to March 17, 1993, Emergency Declared EM-3097: March 15, 1993, FEMA Id: 3097, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Snowfall
  • Georgia Tornadoes, High Winds, Heavy Rain, Incident Period: February 21, 1993 to February 22, 1993, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-980: March 04, 1993, FEMA Id: 980, Natural disaster type: Tornado, Wind, Heavy Rain
  • 4 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Cobb County (14) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9
Emergencies Declared: 4

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 4, Tornadoes: 4, Hurricanes: 3, Storms: 3, Winter Storms: 3, Heavy Rains: 2, Winds: 2, Drought: 1, Snowfall: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Cobb

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 275,668 (63.9%)
  • Carpooled: 35,276 (8.2%)
  • Bus: 2,147 (0.5%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 64 (0.0%)
  • Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 313 (0.1%)
  • Ferryboat: 86 (0.0%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 9,759 (2.3%)
  • Bicycle: 65 (0.0%)
  • Walked: 5,275 (1.2%)
  • Worked at home: 102,794 (23.8%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (16%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (11%)
  • Retail trade (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Other services, except public administration (5%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (18%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (12%)
  • Retail trade (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Other services, except public administration (6%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Management occupations (16%)
  • Sales and related occupations (11%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (8%)
  • Computer and mathematical occupations (8%)
  • Business and financial operations occupations (7%)
  • Office and administrative support occupations (6%)
  • Material moving occupations (5%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Management occupations (15%)
  • Office and administrative support occupations (14%)
  • Sales and related occupations (10%)
  • Business and financial operations occupations (9%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (9%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (6%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Mexico (17%)
  • India (10%)
  • Brazil (5%)
  • Haiti (4%)
  • Nigeria (4%)
  • Guatemala (4%)
  • Jamaica (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Cobb County


  • English (12%)
  • American (6%)
  • Irish (5%)
  • German (4%)
  • European (2%)
  • Italian (2%)
  • Haitian (2%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Cobb County, Georgia in 2010:

  • 3,900 people in college/university student housing
  • 2,158 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 1,620 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 261 people in correctional residential facilities
  • 207 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
  • 203 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 154 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals and psychiatric units in other hospitals
  • 146 people in other noninstitutional facilities
  • 138 people in hospitals with patients who have no usual home elsewhere
  • 65 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
  • 59 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
  • 51 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
  • 36 people in military barracks and dormitories (nondisciplinary)
  • 36 people in residential treatment centers for adults
  • 21 people in in-patient hospice facilities
  • 13 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)

People in group quarters in Cobb County, Georgia in 2000:

  • 2,245 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 2,192 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 1,625 people in nursing homes
  • 347 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 159 people in military barracks, etc.
  • 144 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 137 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 126 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 125 people in homes for the physically handicapped
  • 49 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
  • 27 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
  • 23 people in state prisons
  • 20 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 20 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 16 people in unknown juvenile institutions
  • 15 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
  • 10 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
  • 10 people in military hospitals or wards for chronically ill
  • 7 people in other group homes
  • 6 people in religious group quarters
  • 6 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 5 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $103,147.

10.27% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($69,386 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

10.27%
Georgia average:

10.21%


0.01% of residents moved from foreign countries ($96 average AGI)
Cobb County:

0.01%
Georgia average:

0.04%

6.29% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($40,906 average AGI)
3.97% relocated from other states ($28,383 average AGI)
Cobb County:

3.97%
Georgia average:

3.80%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Fulton County, GA  2.21% ($83,606 average AGI)
from DeKalb County, GA  0.79% ($73,059)
from Cherokee County, GA  0.58% ($58,041)
from Paulding County, GA  0.52% ($58,661)
from Gwinnett County, GA  0.43% ($56,062)
from Douglas County, GA  0.35% ($40,538)
from Clayton County, GA  0.17% ($36,165)


10.33% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($75,526 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

10.33%
Georgia average:

9.60%


0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($156 average AGI)
Cobb County:

0.03%
Georgia average:

0.03%

7.01% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($48,961 average AGI)
3.29% relocated to other states ($26,410 average AGI)
Cobb County:

3.29%
Georgia average:

3.15%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Fulton County, GA  1.73% ($88,484 average AGI)
to Cherokee County, GA  0.95% ($74,710)
to Paulding County, GA  0.93% ($59,165)
to DeKalb County, GA  0.64% ($57,369)
to Douglas County, GA  0.48% ($40,951)
to Gwinnett County, GA  0.44% ($54,865)
to Bartow County, GA  0.27% ($110,808)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 16.3
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2022: 10.8

Births per 1000 population in Cobb County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 5.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 5.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 5.8

Deaths per 1000 population in Cobb County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2009: 6.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2010 to 2021: 5.7

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Cobb County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 14.2%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 8.3%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Cobb County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Cobb County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Cobb County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Cobb County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Cobb County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Cobb County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 59,478 (51,383 aged, 8,095 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 21,661 (11%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Cobb County, Georgia in 1999 - 2019:

  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (4,387)
  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (3,508)
  • Unspecified dementia (3,000)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (2,791)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (2,600)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (2,227)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (2,203)
  • Congestive heart failure (2,010)
  • Heart disease, unspecified (1,912)
  • Breast, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,588)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 0.46
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 8,893
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 137
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 31,693

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,602
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 510
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 10

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 42
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 88

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 12
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1

Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 52.8. This is less than state average.

Mechanisms of homicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 34.8
  • Other - 18.0

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 86.5. This is less than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 49.2
  • Suffocation - 17.3
  • Poisoning - 13.7
  • Other - 6.2

Household type by relationship:

Households: 771,952
  • Male householders: 144,386 (31,366 living alone), Female householders: 153,853 (43,920 living alone)
  • 150,451 spouses (148,902 opposite-sex spouses), 16,550 unmarried partners, (15,620 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 218,379 children (206,688 natural, 3,336 adopted, 8,355 stepchildren), 14,593 grandchildren, 10,514 brothers or sisters, 13,041 parents, 279 foster children, 13,259 other relatives, 28,080 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 8,567

Size of family households: 81,796 2-persons, 49,949 3-persons, 42,119 4-persons, 16,958 5-persons, 6,241 6-persons, 3,973 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 75,286 1-person, 15,461 2-persons, 4,851 3-persons, 1,392 4-persons, 213 6-persons.

119,254 married couples with children.
35,980 single-parent households (7,695 men, 28,285 women).

78.5% of residents of Cobb speak English at home.
11.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
5.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
2.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (61% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
2.3% of residents speak other language at home (91% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $2,979,573,000 ($4,556 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,337,218,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $1,024,498,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $364,008,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,549,000
Federal grants: $206,606,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,159,222,000 ($1,078,327,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $222,691,000 ($134,999,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $502,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $621,236,000
Federal Government insurance: $423,723,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 55,427
Here:

83 per 1000 residents
State:

79 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 17,125
Here:

26 per 1000 residents
State:

38 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +23,777
Here:

+36 per 1000 residents
State:

+21 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -5,098
Here:  -8 per 1000 residents
State:  +26 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Cobb County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 96.78 millions of gallons per day (0% from ground, 100% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.6
State:

6.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.2
State:

4.6

Year house built in Cobb County, Georgia
  • Year house built in Cobb County, Georgia
  • 5,3262020 or later
  • 32,2382010 to 2019
  • 58,0182000 to 2009
  • 57,0411990 to 1999
  • 75,4561980 to 1989
  • 45,1861970 to 1979
  • 21,7541960 to 1969
  • 13,9831950 to 1959
  • 2,7911940 to 1949
  • 2,5391939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Cobb County, Georgia
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Cobb County, Georgia
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Cobb County, Georgia
  • 4611 room
  • 4852 rooms
  • 2,3113 rooms
  • 10,3674 rooms
  • 22,9795 rooms
  • 31,0836 rooms
  • 28,5207 rooms
  • 33,9808 rooms
  • 68,8109+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cobb County, Georgia
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cobb County, Georgia
  • 1,8261 room
  • 8,0072 rooms
  • 19,8843 rooms
  • 27,2084 rooms
  • 19,2545 rooms
  • 11,1216 rooms
  • 6,1037 rooms
  • 2,9568 rooms
  • 2,8849+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Cobb County, Georgia
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Cobb County, Georgia
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Cobb County, Georgia
  • 619no bedroom
  • 1,6211 bedroom
  • 16,8672 bedrooms
  • 73,8753 bedrooms
  • 68,4734 bedrooms
  • 37,5415+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cobb County, Georgia
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cobb County, Georgia
  • 2,005no bedroom
  • 24,6441 bedroom
  • 39,9322 bedrooms
  • 24,0013 bedrooms
  • 7,1314 bedrooms
  • 1,5305+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Cobb County, Georgia in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Cobb County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Cobb County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 2,255no vehicle
  • 44,3271 vehicle
  • 94,8472 vehicles
  • 40,1253 vehicles
  • 13,7704 vehicles
  • 3,6725+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Cobb County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Cobb County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 9,052no vehicle
  • 43,9701 vehicle
  • 34,5532 vehicles
  • 9,0743 vehicles
  • 2,1064 vehicles
  • 4885+ vehicles

86.4% of Cobb County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in Georgia.

Cobb County:

86.4%
State average:

86.6%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 298,751
  • Other state: 333,345
  • Northeast: 71,816
  • Midwest: 76,395
  • South: 153,932
  • West: 31,202
Year householders moved into unit in Cobb County, GA
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Cobb County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 80.6%Utility gas
  • 17.8%Electricity
  • 1.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.2%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 51.7%Electricity
  • 45.8%Utility gas
  • 1.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.6%No fuel used
  • 0.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.1%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 9,754
Here:

12.6%
Georgia:

12.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5,247
Here:

12.2%
Georgia:

10.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4,522
Here:

11.8%
Georgia:

17.1%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Cobb County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $55,302,000
    Cash and Securities: $44,544,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $159,276,000
    Sewerage: $104,351,000
    Other: $72,245,000
    Other: $60,794,000
    Parks and Recreation: $33,140,000
    Parks and Recreation: $32,155,000
    Regular Highways: $6,848,000
    Regular Highways: $4,419,000
    Solid Waste Management: $499,000
    Solid Waste Management: $495,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $128,066,000
    Parks and Recreation: $103,419,000
    Regular Highways: $74,069,000
    General - Other: $15,834,000
    Libraries: $10,051,000
    Libraries: $8,900,000
    Local Fire Protection: $7,996,000
    Parks and Recreation: $6,273,000
    General Public Buildings: $5,718,000
    General Public Buildings: $4,158,000
    Local Fire Protection: $3,436,000
    Health - Other: $3,309,000
    General - Other: $1,546,000
    Correctional Institutions: $474,000
    Correctional Institutions: $454,000
    Financial Administration: $289,000
    Financial Administration: $51,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $29,000
    Health - Other: $15,000
    Central Staff Services: $5,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $149,012,000
    Sewerage: $113,416,000
    Water Utilities: $105,758,000
    Police Protection: $102,811,000
    Local Fire Protection: $89,386,000
    Local Fire Protection: $80,342,000
    Sewerage: $73,168,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $70,936,000
    Water Utilities: $70,250,000
    General - Other: $69,937,000
    General - Other: $68,236,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $65,128,000
    Parks and Recreation: $55,187,000
    Correctional Institutions: $52,079,000
    Parks and Recreation: $49,083,000
    Financial Administration: $39,441,000
    Regular Highways: $27,368,000
    Regular Highways: $26,678,000
    Financial Administration: $22,466,000
    Central Staff Services: $21,641,000
    Correctional Institutions: $21,240,000
    Central Staff Services: $17,485,000
    Libraries: $13,784,000
    Libraries: $12,230,000
    General Public Buildings: $11,039,000
    General Public Buildings: $10,611,000
    Housing and Community Development: $7,105,000
    Housing and Community Development: $6,821,000
    Health - Other: $3,483,000
    Health - Other: $3,327,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,133,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $699,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $588,000
    Solid Waste Management: $376,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $307,000
    Parking Facilities: $228,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $16,609,000
    Other: $7,007,000
    Public Welfare: $6,806,000
    Housing and Community Development: $6,352,000
    Housing and Community Development: $6,282,000
    Public Welfare: $5,107,000
    General Local Government Support: $37,000
    General Local Government Support: $24,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $47,422,000
    Interest on Debt: $31,277,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $88,823,000
    Other - General - Other: $65,394,000
    Other - Parks and Recreation: $7,652,000
    Other - Parks and Recreation: $6,552,000
    Other - Electric Utilities: $3,451,000
    Other - Electric Utilities: $3,364,000
    Other - Water Utilities: $74,000
    Other - Regular Highways: $65,000
    Other - Water Utilities: $60,000
    Other - Public Welfare - Other: $8,000
    Other - Public Welfare - Other: $7,000
    Other - Solid Waste Management: $6,000
    Other - Regular Highways: $2,000
    Other - Solid Waste Management: $1,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $53,309,000
    Other: $52,460,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,269,542,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,243,758,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $724,689,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $675,179,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $119,825,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $70,315,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $50,484,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $24,700,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $100,460,000
    General Revenue - Other: $92,473,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $10,570,000
    Special Assessments: $9,455,000
    Rents: $9,320,000
    Interest Earnings: $9,240,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $7,293,000
    Rents: $4,206,000
    Sale of Property: $2,744,000
    Interest Earnings: $2,652,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $2,514,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $1,336,000
    Sale of Property: $456,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $12,675,000
    Regular Highways: $11,403,000
    Financial Administration: $5,504,000
    Local Fire Protection: $4,868,000
    Local Fire Protection: $3,922,000
    Parks and Recreation: $3,659,000
    Regular Highways: $2,757,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,713,000
    Financial Administration: $2,675,000
    Police Protection: $1,348,000
    General Public Building: $1,212,000
    General - Other: $1,163,000
    General - Other: $858,000
    General Public Building: $444,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $254,000
    Central Staff Services: $182,000
    Libraries: $161,000
    Libraries: $152,000
    Health - Other: $144,000
    Correctional Institutions: $132,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $65,000
    Correctional Institutions: $17,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $364,941,000
    Cash and Securities: $318,069,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $99,207,000
    Water Utilities: $64,904,000
    Transit Utilities: $4,453,000
    Transit Utilities: $3,992,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $90,000,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $64,000,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $60,000,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $16,038,000
    Cash and Securities: $14,729,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $47,570,000
    Other: $14,944,000
    General Local Government Support: $3,037,000
    General Local Government Support: $2,279,000
    Public Welfare: $1,856,000
    Public Welfare: $1,547,000
    Water Utilities: $13,000
    Sewerage: $13,000
    Water Utilities: $1,000
    Sewerage: $1,000
  • Tax - Property: $419,337,000
    Property: $326,867,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $158,710,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $144,258,000
    Insurance Premiums Sales: $32,808,000
    Insurance Premiums Sales: $28,405,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $20,239,000
    Other Selective Sales: $18,548,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $17,495,000
    Other Selective Sales: $15,521,000
    Other License: $9,402,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $9,353,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $8,761,000
    Other License: $8,110,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $5,304,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $5,185,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $2,938,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $2,764,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $9,927,000
    : $9,748,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $4,088,000
    Interest on Debt: $2,581,000

Cobb County government finances - Revenue in 2018:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $55,302,000
    Cash and Securities: $44,544,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $159,276,000
    Sewerage: $104,351,000
    Other: $72,245,000
    Other: $60,794,000
    Parks and Recreation: $33,140,000
    Parks and Recreation: $32,155,000
    Regular Highways: $6,848,000
    Regular Highways: $4,419,000
    Solid Waste Management: $499,000
    Solid Waste Management: $495,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $128,066,000
    Parks and Recreation: $103,419,000
    Regular Highways: $74,069,000
    General - Other: $15,834,000
    Libraries: $10,051,000
    Libraries: $8,900,000
    Local Fire Protection: $7,996,000
    Parks and Recreation: $6,273,000
    General Public Buildings: $5,718,000
    General Public Buildings: $4,158,000
    Local Fire Protection: $3,436,000
    Health - Other: $3,309,000
    General - Other: $1,546,000
    Correctional Institutions: $474,000
    Correctional Institutions: $454,000
    Financial Administration: $289,000
    Financial Administration: $51,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $29,000
    Health - Other: $15,000
    Central Staff Services: $5,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $149,012,000
    Sewerage: $113,416,000
    Water Utilities: $105,758,000
    Police Protection: $102,811,000
    Local Fire Protection: $89,386,000
    Local Fire Protection: $80,342,000
    Sewerage: $73,168,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $70,936,000
    Water Utilities: $70,250,000
    General - Other: $69,937,000
    General - Other: $68,236,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $65,128,000
    Parks and Recreation: $55,187,000
    Correctional Institutions: $52,079,000
    Parks and Recreation: $49,083,000
    Financial Administration: $39,441,000
    Regular Highways: $27,368,000
    Regular Highways: $26,678,000
    Financial Administration: $22,466,000
    Central Staff Services: $21,641,000
    Correctional Institutions: $21,240,000
    Central Staff Services: $17,485,000
    Libraries: $13,784,000
    Libraries: $12,230,000
    General Public Buildings: $11,039,000
    General Public Buildings: $10,611,000
    Housing and Community Development: $7,105,000
    Housing and Community Development: $6,821,000
    Health - Other: $3,483,000
    Health - Other: $3,327,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,133,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $699,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $588,000
    Solid Waste Management: $376,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $307,000
    Parking Facilities: $228,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $16,609,000
    Other: $7,007,000
    Public Welfare: $6,806,000
    Housing and Community Development: $6,352,000
    Housing and Community Development: $6,282,000
    Public Welfare: $5,107,000
    General Local Government Support: $37,000
    General Local Government Support: $24,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $47,422,000
    Interest on Debt: $31,277,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $88,823,000
    Other - General - Other: $65,394,000
    Other - Parks and Recreation: $7,652,000
    Other - Parks and Recreation: $6,552,000
    Other - Electric Utilities: $3,451,000
    Other - Electric Utilities: $3,364,000
    Other - Water Utilities: $74,000
    Other - Regular Highways: $65,000
    Other - Water Utilities: $60,000
    Other - Public Welfare - Other: $8,000
    Other - Public Welfare - Other: $7,000
    Other - Solid Waste Management: $6,000
    Other - Regular Highways: $2,000
    Other - Solid Waste Management: $1,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $53,309,000
    Other: $52,460,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,269,542,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,243,758,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $724,689,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $675,179,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $119,825,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $70,315,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $50,484,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $24,700,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $100,460,000
    General Revenue - Other: $92,473,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $10,570,000
    Special Assessments: $9,455,000
    Rents: $9,320,000
    Interest Earnings: $9,240,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $7,293,000
    Rents: $4,206,000
    Sale of Property: $2,744,000
    Interest Earnings: $2,652,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $2,514,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $1,336,000
    Sale of Property: $456,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $12,675,000
    Regular Highways: $11,403,000
    Financial Administration: $5,504,000
    Local Fire Protection: $4,868,000
    Local Fire Protection: $3,922,000
    Parks and Recreation: $3,659,000
    Regular Highways: $2,757,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,713,000
    Financial Administration: $2,675,000
    Police Protection: $1,348,000
    General Public Building: $1,212,000
    General - Other: $1,163,000
    General - Other: $858,000
    General Public Building: $444,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $254,000
    Central Staff Services: $182,000
    Libraries: $161,000
    Libraries: $152,000
    Health - Other: $144,000
    Correctional Institutions: $132,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $65,000
    Correctional Institutions: $17,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $364,941,000
    Cash and Securities: $318,069,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $99,207,000
    Water Utilities: $64,904,000
    Transit Utilities: $4,453,000
    Transit Utilities: $3,992,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $90,000,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $64,000,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $60,000,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $16,038,000
    Cash and Securities: $14,729,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $47,570,000
    Other: $14,944,000
    General Local Government Support: $3,037,000
    General Local Government Support: $2,279,000
    Public Welfare: $1,856,000
    Public Welfare: $1,547,000
    Water Utilities: $13,000
    Sewerage: $13,000
    Water Utilities: $1,000
    Sewerage: $1,000
  • Tax - Property: $419,337,000
    Property: $326,867,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $158,710,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $144,258,000
    Insurance Premiums Sales: $32,808,000
    Insurance Premiums Sales: $28,405,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $20,239,000
    Other Selective Sales: $18,548,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $17,495,000
    Other Selective Sales: $15,521,000
    Other License: $9,402,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $9,353,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $8,761,000
    Other License: $8,110,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $5,304,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $5,185,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $2,938,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $2,764,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $9,927,000
    : $9,748,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $4,088,000
    Interest on Debt: $2,581,000

Cobb County government finances - Debt in 2018:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $55,302,000
    Cash and Securities: $44,544,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $159,276,000
    Sewerage: $104,351,000
    Other: $72,245,000
    Other: $60,794,000
    Parks and Recreation: $33,140,000
    Parks and Recreation: $32,155,000
    Regular Highways: $6,848,000
    Regular Highways: $4,419,000
    Solid Waste Management: $499,000
    Solid Waste Management: $495,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $128,066,000
    Parks and Recreation: $103,419,000
    Regular Highways: $74,069,000
    General - Other: $15,834,000
    Libraries: $10,051,000
    Libraries: $8,900,000
    Local Fire Protection: $7,996,000
    Parks and Recreation: $6,273,000
    General Public Buildings: $5,718,000
    General Public Buildings: $4,158,000
    Local Fire Protection: $3,436,000
    Health - Other: $3,309,000
    General - Other: $1,546,000
    Correctional Institutions: $474,000
    Correctional Institutions: $454,000
    Financial Administration: $289,000
    Financial Administration: $51,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $29,000
    Health - Other: $15,000
    Central Staff Services: $5,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $149,012,000
    Sewerage: $113,416,000
    Water Utilities: $105,758,000
    Police Protection: $102,811,000
    Local Fire Protection: $89,386,000
    Local Fire Protection: $80,342,000
    Sewerage: $73,168,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $70,936,000
    Water Utilities: $70,250,000
    General - Other: $69,937,000
    General - Other: $68,236,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $65,128,000
    Parks and Recreation: $55,187,000
    Correctional Institutions: $52,079,000
    Parks and Recreation: $49,083,000
    Financial Administration: $39,441,000
    Regular Highways: $27,368,000
    Regular Highways: $26,678,000
    Financial Administration: $22,466,000
    Central Staff Services: $21,641,000
    Correctional Institutions: $21,240,000
    Central Staff Services: $17,485,000
    Libraries: $13,784,000
    Libraries: $12,230,000
    General Public Buildings: $11,039,000
    General Public Buildings: $10,611,000
    Housing and Community Development: $7,105,000
    Housing and Community Development: $6,821,000
    Health - Other: $3,483,000
    Health - Other: $3,327,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,133,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $699,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $588,000
    Solid Waste Management: $376,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $307,000
    Parking Facilities: $228,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $16,609,000
    Other: $7,007,000
    Public Welfare: $6,806,000
    Housing and Community Development: $6,352,000
    Housing and Community Development: $6,282,000
    Public Welfare: $5,107,000
    General Local Government Support: $37,000
    General Local Government Support: $24,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $47,422,000
    Interest on Debt: $31,277,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $88,823,000
    Other - General - Other: $65,394,000
    Other - Parks and Recreation: $7,652,000
    Other - Parks and Recreation: $6,552,000
    Other - Electric Utilities: $3,451,000
    Other - Electric Utilities: $3,364,000
    Other - Water Utilities: $74,000
    Other - Regular Highways: $65,000
    Other - Water Utilities: $60,000
    Other - Public Welfare - Other: $8,000
    Other - Public Welfare - Other: $7,000
    Other - Solid Waste Management: $6,000
    Other - Regular Highways: $2,000
    Other - Solid Waste Management: $1,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $53,309,000
    Other: $52,460,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,269,542,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,243,758,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $724,689,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $675,179,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $119,825,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $70,315,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $50,484,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $24,700,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $100,460,000
    General Revenue - Other: $92,473,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $10,570,000
    Special Assessments: $9,455,000
    Rents: $9,320,000
    Interest Earnings: $9,240,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $7,293,000
    Rents: $4,206,000
    Sale of Property: $2,744,000
    Interest Earnings: $2,652,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $2,514,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $1,336,000
    Sale of Property: $456,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $12,675,000
    Regular Highways: $11,403,000
    Financial Administration: $5,504,000
    Local Fire Protection: $4,868,000
    Local Fire Protection: $3,922,000
    Parks and Recreation: $3,659,000
    Regular Highways: $2,757,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,713,000
    Financial Administration: $2,675,000
    Police Protection: $1,348,000
    General Public Building: $1,212,000
    General - Other: $1,163,000
    General - Other: $858,000
    General Public Building: $444,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $254,000
    Central Staff Services: $182,000
    Libraries: $161,000
    Libraries: $152,000
    Health - Other: $144,000
    Correctional Institutions: $132,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $65,000
    Correctional Institutions: $17,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $364,941,000
    Cash and Securities: $318,069,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $99,207,000
    Water Utilities: $64,904,000
    Transit Utilities: $4,453,000
    Transit Utilities: $3,992,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $90,000,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $64,000,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $60,000,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $16,038,000
    Cash and Securities: $14,729,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $47,570,000
    Other: $14,944,000
    General Local Government Support: $3,037,000
    General Local Government Support: $2,279,000
    Public Welfare: $1,856,000
    Public Welfare: $1,547,000
    Water Utilities: $13,000
    Sewerage: $13,000
    Water Utilities: $1,000
    Sewerage: $1,000
  • Tax - Property: $419,337,000
    Property: $326,867,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $158,710,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $144,258,000
    Insurance Premiums Sales: $32,808,000
    Insurance Premiums Sales: $28,405,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $20,239,000
    Other Selective Sales: $18,548,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $17,495,000
    Other Selective Sales: $15,521,000
    Other License: $9,402,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $9,353,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $8,761,000
    Other License: $8,110,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $5,304,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $5,185,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $2,938,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $2,764,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $9,927,000
    : $9,748,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $4,088,000
    Interest on Debt: $2,581,000

Cobb County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $55,302,000
    Cash and Securities: $44,544,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $159,276,000
    Sewerage: $104,351,000
    Other: $72,245,000
    Other: $60,794,000
    Parks and Recreation: $33,140,000
    Parks and Recreation: $32,155,000
    Regular Highways: $6,848,000
    Regular Highways: $4,419,000
    Solid Waste Management: $499,000
    Solid Waste Management: $495,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $128,066,000
    Parks and Recreation: $103,419,000
    Regular Highways: $74,069,000
    General - Other: $15,834,000
    Libraries: $10,051,000
    Libraries: $8,900,000
    Local Fire Protection: $7,996,000
    Parks and Recreation: $6,273,000
    General Public Buildings: $5,718,000
    General Public Buildings: $4,158,000
    Local Fire Protection: $3,436,000
    Health - Other: $3,309,000
    General - Other: $1,546,000
    Correctional Institutions: $474,000
    Correctional Institutions: $454,000
    Financial Administration: $289,000
    Financial Administration: $51,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $29,000
    Health - Other: $15,000
    Central Staff Services: $5,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $149,012,000
    Sewerage: $113,416,000
    Water Utilities: $105,758,000
    Police Protection: $102,811,000
    Local Fire Protection: $89,386,000
    Local Fire Protection: $80,342,000
    Sewerage: $73,168,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $70,936,000
    Water Utilities: $70,250,000
    General - Other: $69,937,000
    General - Other: $68,236,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $65,128,000
    Parks and Recreation: $55,187,000
    Correctional Institutions: $52,079,000
    Parks and Recreation: $49,083,000
    Financial Administration: $39,441,000
    Regular Highways: $27,368,000
    Regular Highways: $26,678,000
    Financial Administration: $22,466,000
    Central Staff Services: $21,641,000
    Correctional Institutions: $21,240,000
    Central Staff Services: $17,485,000
    Libraries: $13,784,000
    Libraries: $12,230,000
    General Public Buildings: $11,039,000
    General Public Buildings: $10,611,000
    Housing and Community Development: $7,105,000
    Housing and Community Development: $6,821,000
    Health - Other: $3,483,000
    Health - Other: $3,327,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,133,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $699,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $588,000
    Solid Waste Management: $376,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $307,000
    Parking Facilities: $228,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $16,609,000
    Other: $7,007,000
    Public Welfare: $6,806,000
    Housing and Community Development: $6,352,000
    Housing and Community Development: $6,282,000
    Public Welfare: $5,107,000
    General Local Government Support: $37,000
    General Local Government Support: $24,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $47,422,000
    Interest on Debt: $31,277,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $88,823,000
    Other - General - Other: $65,394,000
    Other - Parks and Recreation: $7,652,000
    Other - Parks and Recreation: $6,552,000
    Other - Electric Utilities: $3,451,000
    Other - Electric Utilities: $3,364,000
    Other - Water Utilities: $74,000
    Other - Regular Highways: $65,000
    Other - Water Utilities: $60,000
    Other - Public Welfare - Other: $8,000
    Other - Public Welfare - Other: $7,000
    Other - Solid Waste Management: $6,000
    Other - Regular Highways: $2,000
    Other - Solid Waste Management: $1,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $53,309,000
    Other: $52,460,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,269,542,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,243,758,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $724,689,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $675,179,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $119,825,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $70,315,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $50,484,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $24,700,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $100,460,000
    General Revenue - Other: $92,473,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $10,570,000
    Special Assessments: $9,455,000
    Rents: $9,320,000
    Interest Earnings: $9,240,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $7,293,000
    Rents: $4,206,000
    Sale of Property: $2,744,000
    Interest Earnings: $2,652,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $2,514,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $1,336,000
    Sale of Property: $456,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $12,675,000
    Regular Highways: $11,403,000
    Financial Administration: $5,504,000
    Local Fire Protection: $4,868,000
    Local Fire Protection: $3,922,000
    Parks and Recreation: $3,659,000
    Regular Highways: $2,757,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,713,000
    Financial Administration: $2,675,000
    Police Protection: $1,348,000
    General Public Building: $1,212,000
    General - Other: $1,163,000
    General - Other: $858,000
    General Public Building: $444,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $254,000
    Central Staff Services: $182,000
    Libraries: $161,000
    Libraries: $152,000
    Health - Other: $144,000
    Correctional Institutions: $132,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $65,000
    Correctional Institutions: $17,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $364,941,000
    Cash and Securities: $318,069,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $99,207,000
    Water Utilities: $64,904,000
    Transit Utilities: $4,453,000
    Transit Utilities: $3,992,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $90,000,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $64,000,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $60,000,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $16,038,000
    Cash and Securities: $14,729,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $47,570,000
    Other: $14,944,000
    General Local Government Support: $3,037,000
    General Local Government Support: $2,279,000
    Public Welfare: $1,856,000
    Public Welfare: $1,547,000
    Water Utilities: $13,000
    Sewerage: $13,000
    Water Utilities: $1,000
    Sewerage: $1,000
  • Tax - Property: $419,337,000
    Property: $326,867,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $158,710,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $144,258,000
    Insurance Premiums Sales: $32,808,000
    Insurance Premiums Sales: $28,405,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $20,239,000
    Other Selective Sales: $18,548,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $17,495,000
    Other Selective Sales: $15,521,000
    Other License: $9,402,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $9,353,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $8,761,000
    Other License: $8,110,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $5,304,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $5,185,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $2,938,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $2,764,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $9,927,000
    : $9,748,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $4,088,000
    Interest on Debt: $2,581,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 6,398
  • Number of aged recipients: 1,037
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 5,361
  • Number of recipients under 18: 1,502
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 3,337
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 1,559
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,807
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 2,956
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 87 full tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED3,553$172,4083,144$232,72415,592$213,030546$93,60815$14,939,000894$154,84610$104,900
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED161$170,683221$226,4931,313$208,25099$66,1012$4,500,00073$128,8630$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED506$154,761499$199,7565,686$204,504491$48,3345$7,970,800487$129,29814$43,786
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN567$168,316514$216,9534,165$206,681164$88,3781$6,000,000240$133,2543$47,000
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS82$159,22099$243,4851,010$214,58841$132,0730$044$148,2500$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 87 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED670$240,603576$226,51916$152,062
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED214$229,864277$224,81214$140,214
APPLICATIONS DENIED98$234,082138$222,0878$170,500
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN44$223,95573$215,8362$148,000
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS32$245,93822$228,7275$234,600
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Cobb, GA
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Cobb, GA - Value
Most common first names in Cobb County, GA among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
James1,78971.1 years
Mary1,59678.2 years
William1,51272.2 years
John1,40173.4 years
Robert1,13170.7 years
Charles83271.2 years
George62274.7 years
Dorothy57377.6 years
Thomas51471.9 years
Ruth47380.9 years
Most common last names in Cobb County, GA among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith81873.9 years
Brown49073.0 years
Johnson44173.2 years
Jones43172.1 years
Williams42873.0 years
Davis37573.0 years
Wilson26174.8 years
Martin25474.7 years
Anderson22874.3 years
Turner22374.3 years
Businesses in Cobb County, GA
NameCountNameCount
ALDI4Justice4
ALDO1KFC12
AMF Bowling1Kincaid2
AT&T18Kmart1
Abercrombie & Fitch1Knights Inn1
Abercrombie Kids1Kohl's3
Ace Hardware4Kroger18
Advance Auto Parts18LA Fitness7
Aeropostale2La Quinta3
Aerosoles1La-Z-Boy1
American Eagle Outfitters4Lane Bryant3
Ann Taylor3Lane Furniture4
Applebee's4LensCrafters5
Arby's14Little Caesars Pizza12
Ashley Furniture1Long John Silver's1
Audi1Lowe's3
AutoZone11Macy's3
Avenue1Marriott11
BMW1Marshalls4
Bakers2MasterBrand Cabinets10
Bally Total Fitness1Mazda1
Banana Republic2McDonald's33
Barnes & Noble3Men's Wearhouse4
Baskin-Robbins8Motel 62
Bath & Body Works4Motherhood Maternity6
Baymont Inn1New Balance8
Bebe2New York & Co2
Bed Bath & Beyond3Nike40
Ben & Jerry's2Nissan2
Best Western2Office Depot5
Blockbuster12OfficeMax5
Brookstone1Old Navy3
Brunswick Bowling & Billiards3Olive Garden2
Budget Car Rental3On The Border1
Buffalo Wild Wings1Outback1
Burger King16Outback Steakhouse1
CVS24Pac Sun1
Cache1Panda Express6
CarMax1Panera Bread5
Caribou Coffee2Payless9
Casual Male XL2Penske8
Catherines2PetSmart5
Charlotte Russe2Pier 1 Imports3
Chevrolet3Pizza Hut13
Chick-Fil-A20Plato's Closet1
Chico's3Popeyes4
Chipotle2Pottery Barn1
Chuck E. Cheese's3Publix Super Markets24
Church's Chicken3Quality3
Cinnabon 2Quiznos9
Circle K3RadioShack8
Cold Stone Creamery5Ramada1
Coldwater Creek2Red Lobster3
ColorTyme1Red Roof Inn2
Comfort Inn3Rite Aid19
Comfort Suites2Rooms To Go4
Costco2Ruby Tuesday4
Cracker Barrel2Rue212
Curves6Ryder Rental & Truck Leasing1
DHL9SAS Shoes2
Dairy Queen9SONIC Drive-In3
Days Inn2Sam's Club1
Decora Cabinetry6Sears8
Discount Tire3Sephora2
Domino's Pizza2Sheraton1
DressBarn2Shoe Carnival1
Dressbarn3Sleep Inn2
Dunkin Donuts15Soma Intimates2
Econo Lodge2Spencer Gifts2
Eddie Bauer2Sprint Nextel9
Express2Staples3
Extended Stay America2Starbucks26
Extended Stay Deluxe3Steak 'n Shake4
Famous Footwear3Studio 61
FedEx118Studio Plus Deluxe Studios1
Finish Line2Subaru1
Firestone Complete Auto Care8Suburban1
Foot Locker3Subway33
Ford3Super 83
Forever 213T-Mobile20
Fredericks Of Hollywood1T.G.I. Driday's1
GNC18T.J.Maxx4
GameStop9Taco Bell18
Gap3Talbots3
Goodwill1Target7
Gymboree4The Athlete's Foot1
H&M2The Cheesecake Factory1
H&R Block23The Limited1
Haagen-Dazs3Torrid1
Hardee's2Toyota2
Havertys Furniture2Toys"R"Us5
Hilton10Trader Joe's1
Hobby Lobby2Travelodge1
Holiday Inn5True Value2
Hollister Co.1U-Haul43
Home Depot10UPS138
Homestead Studio Suites2Value City Furniture2
Honda1Vans4
Hot Topic1Verizon Wireless5
Houlihan's1Victoria's Secret4
Hyatt1Volkswagen2
Hyundai2Waffle House30
IHOP6Walgreens20
InTown Suites1Walmart8
J.Crew1Wendy's26
JCPenney2Wet Seal2
JoS. A. Bank4Whole Foods Market2
Johnny Rockets2Wingate2
Jones New York11World Gym1
Journeys2YMCA3

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  • #23 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the best general health status score of residents (1-5), 3 years of data"
  • #25 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Protestant adherents"
  • #25 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Protestant adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #43 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant adherents"
  • #43 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #50 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #56 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #58 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"
  • #62 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"
  • #65 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
  • #65 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #69 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives"
  • #73 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that drank alcohol in the past 30 days"
  • #77 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Protestant congregations"
  • #77 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Protestant congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #79 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant adherents"
  • #79 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #83 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #85 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"
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