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People QuickFacts |
Cobb County |
Georgia |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
679,325 | 9,363,941 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
11.8% | 14.4% |
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Population, 2000 |
607,751 | 8,186,453 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006 |
7.9% | 7.5% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006 |
26.4% | 26.2% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006 |
8.1% | 9.7% |
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Female persons, percent, 2006 |
50.4% | 50.8% |
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White persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
71.2% | 65.8% |
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Black persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
22.9% | 29.9% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.4% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
4.0% | 2.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006 |
1.4% | 1.1% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 (b) |
11.1% | 7.5% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006 |
60.9% | 58.9% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
43.8% | 49.2% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
11.6% | 7.1% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
14.7% | 9.9% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
88.8% | 78.6% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
39.8% | 24.3% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
82,986 | 1,456,812 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
31.3 | 27.7 |
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Housing units, 2006 |
273,900 | 3,873,183 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
68.2% | 67.5% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
26.4% | 20.8% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$147,600 | $111,200 |
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Households, 2000 |
227,487 | 3,006,369 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.64 | 2.65 |
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Median household income, 2004 |
$52,936 | $42,679 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$27,863 | $21,154 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 |
9.6% | 13.7% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Cobb County |
Georgia |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 |
19,566 | 220,5281 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2005 |
312,799 | 3,489,0461 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 |
0.0% | 0.2%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2005 |
56,919 | 657,318 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
61,982 | 674,521 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
11.7% | 13.4% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
0.8% | 0.7% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
4.9% | 4.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
4.5% | 2.7% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
30.4% | 29.1% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
5,060,448 | 126,156,636 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
21,812,823 | 201,091,040 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
8,601,411 | 90,098,578 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$13,473 | $10,551 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
1,072,870 | 12,740,423 |
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Building permits, 2006 |
4,518 | 104,200 |
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Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) |
2,979,573 | 55,152,9111 |