Cherokee County vs. Cobb County

	Cherokee County (GA)	Cobb County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	254,149	756,865
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	18.6%	10.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	214,372	688,071
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	214,346	688,078
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.9%	6.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent	24.4%	23.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	13.9%	12.3%
Female persons, percent	50.8%	51.6%
White alone, percent	87.8%	62.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	7.4%	28.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	2.0%	5.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.2%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	10.8%	13.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	78.4%	51.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	14,278	42,191
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	8.8%	15.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	94,218	302,646
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	76.6%	64.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$234,300	$237,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,582	$1,588
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$430	$456
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,184	$1,157
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	9.7%	24.9%
Building permits, 2018	3,500	2,790
Households, 2014-2018	85,825	277,222
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.80	2.65
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.1%	83.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	11.5%	20.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	95.3%	95.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	91.8%	89.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	91.4%	91.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	37.0%	46.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	6.8%	5.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	12.8%	13.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	68.1%	70.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	61.3%	64.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	281,690	1,516,090
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	471,434	3,519,689
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	1,027,814	8,587,163
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	711,947	18,591,356
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,271,598	10,368,694
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$10,264	$14,657
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	35.5	31.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$79,670	$75,153
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$35,199	$38,268
Persons in poverty, percent	7.4%	9.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017	5,419	20,567
Total employment, 2017	53,665	342,531
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	1,980,336	19,210,048
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	6.5%	1.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	24,937	79,730
All firms, 2012	22,221	80,947
Men-owned firms, 2012	12,755	41,717
Women-owned firms, 2012	7,466	31,390
Minority-owned firms, 2012	3,678	31,280
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	17,945	46,785
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	2,132	7,431
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	19,205	69,782
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.3%	18.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.7%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.9%	4.8%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.9%	5.5%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	28.1%	31.7%
Population per square mile, 2010	508.3	2,026.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	421.67	339.55

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Cherokee county (GA) and Cobb county (GA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.