Cobb County vs. Paulding County

	Cobb County (GA)	Paulding County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	756,865	164,044
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	10.0%	15.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	688,071	142,379
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	688,078	142,324
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.2%	6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.6%	26.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	12.3%	10.6%
Female persons, percent	51.6%	51.3%
White alone, percent	62.6%	75.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	28.7%	20.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	5.6%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.6%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	13.2%	6.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	51.5%	69.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	42,191	9,162
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	15.7%	5.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	302,646	58,036
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	64.3%	76.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$237,800	$161,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,588	$1,294
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$456	$415
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,157	$1,101
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	24.9%	5.8%
Building permits, 2018	2,790	1,765
Households, 2014-2018	277,222	52,389
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.65	2.96
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	83.4%	90.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	20.8%	6.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	95.7%	93.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	89.7%	84.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	91.8%	90.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	46.5%	24.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	5.9%	7.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	13.8%	12.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	70.1%	67.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	64.3%	62.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,516,090	121,112
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	3,519,689	184,636
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	8,587,163	191,018
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	18,591,356	161,668
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	10,368,694	1,174,446
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$14,657	$8,111
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	31.9	37.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$75,153	$66,467
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$38,268	$27,855
Persons in poverty, percent	9.1%	7.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017	20,567	1,985
Total employment, 2017	342,531	19,407
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	19,210,048	647,049
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	1.2%	8.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	79,730	13,146
All firms, 2012	80,947	10,849
Men-owned firms, 2012	41,717	5,775
Women-owned firms, 2012	31,390	4,047
Minority-owned firms, 2012	31,280	2,948
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	46,785	7,670
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	7,431	1,330
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	69,782	9,192
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	18.6%	14.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.7%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	4.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.1%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	5.5%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	31.7%	30.6%
Population per square mile, 2010	2,026.4	455.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	339.55	312.22

Source: United States Census Bureau

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