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Total population: 31,628 (All urban)

Kennesaw, Georgia Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 8,762 (8,196 occupied: 6,679 owner occupied, 1,517 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	19%
State:	33%

Housing density: 1038 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $220,098.

Median contract rent in 2007: $840 (lower quartile is $645, upper quartile is $994)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $932

Median gross rent in Kennesaw, GA in 2007: $1,020

Housing units in Kennesaw with a mortgage: 5,510 (560 second mortgage, 490 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 427

Kennesaw,GA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $195,142 (it was $129,000 in 2000)

Kennesaw:	$195,142
Georgia:	$164,500

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $146,681 - $276,513

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $238,649
Here: $238,649
State: $234,442

Townhouses or other attached units: $162,806
Here: $162,806
State: $202,354

In 2-unit structures: $114,665
Here: $114,665
State: $222,245

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $122,856
Here: $122,856
State: $151,985

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $119,411
Here: $119,411
State: $219,544

Mobile homes: $23,743
Here: $23,743
State: $44,353

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $77,000
Here: $77,000
State: $74,556

Household type by relationship

Households: 21,611

In family households: 18,870 (4,621 male householders, 1,345 female householders)
4,873 spouses, 6,692 children (6,144 natural, 144 adopted, 404 stepchildren), 165 grandchildren, 256 brothers or sisters, 119 parents, 461 other relatives, 338 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,741 (895 male householders (667 living alone)), 1,329 female householders (1,121 living alone)), 517 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 297 (67 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,126 2-persons, 1,634 3-persons, 1,434 4-persons, 497 5-persons, 220 6-persons, 55 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,788 1-person, 397 2-persons, 23 3-persons, 13 4-persons, 3 6-persons.

4,631 married couples with children.
984 single-parent households (204 men, 780 women).

89.0% of residents of Kennesaw speak English at home.
6.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (91% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
2.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (45% speak English very well, 40% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (83% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 1,651 (7.5%)
(35.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.5
State:	6.2

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.8
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Kennesaw, Georgia:
	1 room: 14 2 rooms: 83 3 rooms: 207 4 rooms: 608 5 rooms: 989 6 rooms: 1,446 7 rooms: 1,138 8 rooms: 1,277 9 or more rooms: 917

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Kennesaw, Georgia:
	1 room: 65 2 rooms: 60 3 rooms: 131 4 rooms: 376 5 rooms: 371 6 rooms: 305 7 rooms: 132 8 rooms: 34 9 or more rooms: 43

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 1,444
1995 to 1998: 2,774
1990 to 1994: 853
1980 to 1989: 1,997
1970 to 1979: 830
1960 to 1969: 486
1950 to 1959: 254
1940 to 1949: 28
1939 or earlier: 96

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Kennesaw:
	no bedroom: 23 1 bedroom: 162 2 bedrooms: 1,006 3 bedrooms: 3,237 4 bedrooms: 1,836 5 or more bedrooms: 415

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Kennesaw:
	no bedroom: 65 1 bedroom: 178 2 bedrooms: 621 3 bedrooms: 564 4 bedrooms: 64 5 or more bedrooms: 25

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Kennesaw in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 112 1 vehicle: 1,712 2 vehicles: 3,692 3 vehicles: 923 4 vehicles: 183 5 or more vehicles: 57

Cars and other vehicles available in Kennesaw in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 69 1 vehicle: 707 2 vehicles: 587 3 vehicles: 89 4 vehicles: 59 5 or more vehicles: 6

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Kennesaw, GA:

Less than $10,000: 137
$10,000 to $14,999: 68
$15,000 to $19,999: 95
$20,000 to $24,999: 106
$25,000 to $29,999: 119
$30,000 to $34,999: 56
$35,000 to $39,999: 46
$40,000 to $49,999: 39
$50,000 to $59,999: 10
$60,000 to $69,999: 14
$70,000 to $79,999: 20
$80,000 to $89,999: 28
$90,000 to $99,999: 113
$100,000 to $124,999: 709
$125,000 to $149,999: 1315
$150,000 to $174,999: 1100
$175,000 to $199,999: 1122
$200,000 to $249,999: 2119
$250,000 to $299,999: 1288
$300,000 to $399,999: 887
$400,000 to $499,999: 209
$500,000 to $749,999: 121
$750,000 to $999,999: 16
$1,000,000 or more: 8

Kennesaw rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Kennesaw:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 31
$150 to $199: 10
$200 to $249: 24
$250 to $299: 39
$300 to $349: 33
$350 to $399: 39
$400 to $449: 59
$450 to $499: 43
$500 to $549: 43
$550 to $599: 104
$600 to $649: 108
$650 to $699: 172
$700 to $749: 117
$750 to $799: 119
$800 to $899: 418
$900 to $999: 352
$1,000 to $1,249: 363
$1,250 to $1,499: 99
$1,500 to $1,999: 17
$2,000 or more: 4
No cash rent: 14

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 473 1990 to 1994: 356 1985 to 1989: 334 1980 to 1984: 165 1975 to 1979: 107 1970 to 1974: 88 1970 to 1974: 58 1965 to 1969: 70

Kennesaw, GA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 64.0%
Number of people working at home: 383 (3.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 170
5 to 9 minutes: 703
10 to 14 minutes: 1060
15 to 19 minutes: 1207
20 to 24 minutes: 1105
25 to 29 minutes: 426
30 to 34 minutes: 1564
35 to 39 minutes: 337
40 to 44 minutes: 807
45 to 59 minutes: 1763
60 to 89 minutes: 1614
90 or more minutes: 606

Kennesaw mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 9,937 (85%)
Carpooled: 1,172 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 19 (0%)
Taxi: 21 (0%)
Motorcycle: 22 (0%)
Bicycle: 8 (0%)
Walked: 139 (1%)
Other means: 44 (0%)
Worked at home: 383 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 284
$10,000 to $14,999: 154
$15,000 to $19,999: 172
$20,000 to $24,999: 265
$25,000 to $29,999: 364
$30,000 to $34,999: 424
$35,000 to $39,999: 424
$40,000 to $44,999: 473
$45,000 to $49,999: 513
$50,000 to $59,999: 973
$60,000 to $74,999: 1459
$75,000 to $99,999: 1416
$100,000 to $124,999: 633
$125,000 to $149,999: 301
$150,000 to $199,999: 274
$200,000 or more: 61

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 4648

United States or American: 2189

Irish: 2041

German: 1910

English: 1651

Italian: 880

French (except Basque): 444

Scottish: 432

Polish: 425

Scotch-Irish: 395

European: 295

Swedish: 188

Subsaharan African:: 158

Dutch: 157

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 140

French Canadian: 127

Jamaican: 116

Russian: 114

Greek: 108

Arab:: 102

Lebanese: 102

British: 96

Norwegian: 84

Welsh: 70

Czech: 69

Hungarian: 52

African: 51

Nigerian: 49

Portuguese: 47

Czechoslovakian: 42

Scandinavian: 34

Slovak: 28

Ghanian: 27

Danish: 24

Kenyan: 23

Guyanese: 23

Canadian: 21

Brazilian: 19

Finnish: 18

Northern European: 17

Slavic: 17

Yugoslavian: 16

Eastern European: 14

Icelander: 11

Haitian: 10

Romanian: 9

Swiss: 9

Iranian: 8

South African: 8

Belgian: 8

Celtic: 7

Bahamian: 7

Acadian/Cajun: 7

West Indian: 7

Austrian: 6

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (24%)
India (8%)
United Kingdom (5%)
Philippines (5%)
Korea (5%)
Jamaica (4%)
Cuba (4%)

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

This state: 8023
Northeast: 3059
Midwest: 2654
South: 5221
West: 1007

34% of Kennesaw residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 37% lived in Georgia.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 19
Nursery to 4th grade: 11
5th and 6th grade: 40
7th and 8th grade: 95
9th grade: 44
10th grade: 151
11th grade: 66
12th grade, no diploma: 155
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,552
Less than 1 year of college: 454
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,214
Associate degree: 454
Bachelor's degree: 1,757
Master's degree: 473
Professional school degree: 147
Doctorate degree: 98

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 20
Nursery to 4th grade: 16
5th and 6th grade: 25
7th and 8th grade: 91
9th grade: 71
10th grade: 167
11th grade: 92
12th grade, no diploma: 159
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,842
Less than 1 year of college: 635
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,434
Associate degree: 555
Bachelor's degree: 1,928
Master's degree: 399
Professional school degree: 98
Doctorate degree: 27

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 1.7%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.3%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 3.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 5.8%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 25.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 11.2%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 12.9%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 5.8%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 11.1%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $72,937
Black householders: $56,910
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $109,156
Asian householders: $98,199
Some other race householders: $59,258
Two or more races householders: $44,955
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $48,691

Kennesaw household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Kennesaw household income for Black householders

Kennesaw household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Kennesaw household income for Asian householders

Kennesaw household income for Some other race householders

Kennesaw household income for Two or more races householders

Kennesaw household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Kennesaw marital status for males

Kennesaw marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $204,823
Black or African American householders: $192,116
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $26,472
Asian householders: $207,093
Some other race householders: $223,733
Two or more races householders: $189,847
Hispanic or Latino householders: $198,016

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 6,254
One, attached: 823
Two: 37
3 or 4: 111
5 to 9: 121
10 to 19: 348
20 to 49: 188
50 or more: 110
Mobile homes: 755
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 15

Median worth of mobile homes: $13,166

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Kennesaw:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (90%) Electricity (10%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (62%) Electricity (35%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 186

Here:	7.3%
Georgia:	8.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 28

Here:	3.1%
Georgia:	8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 135

Here:	14.1%
Georgia:	22.9%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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