Cobb County (Northeast) PUMA, GA

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2021 Population

154,956

1.44% 1-year growth

US Senator

Jon Ossoff

Democratic Party

US Senator

Raphael Warnock

Democratic Party

2021 Median Age

42.3

1.4% 1-year decrease

2021 Poverty Rate

4.27%

0.223% 1-year decrease

2021 Median Household Income

$126,009

6.76% 1-year growth

2021 Median Property Value

$389,200

4.57% 1-year growth

About

In 2021, Cobb County (Northeast) PUMA, GA had a population of 155k people with a median age of 42.3 and a median household income of $126,009. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Cobb County (Northeast) PUMA, GA grew from 152,755 to 154,956, a 1.44% increase and its median household income grew from $118,030 to $126,009, a 6.76% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Cobb County (Northeast) PUMA, GA are White (Non-Hispanic) (73.1%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (8.64%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (6.62%), Two+ (Hispanic) (3.33%), and White (Hispanic) (3.13%).

16.7% of the households in Cobb County (Northeast) PUMA, GA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

94.4% of the residents in Cobb County (Northeast) PUMA, GA are U.S. citizens.

In 2021, the median property value in Cobb County (Northeast) PUMA, GA was $389,200, and the homeownership rate was 88.8%.

Most people in Cobb County (Northeast) PUMA, GA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 30.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Cobb County (Northeast) PUMA, GA was 2 cars per household.

Cobb County (Northeast) PUMA, GA borders Fulton County (North)Sandy Springs City PUMA, GA, Fulton County (Northwest)Roswell City PUMA, GA, Cobb County (Central)Marietta City PUMA, GA, Cobb County (Northwest)Kennesaw & Acworth Cities PUMA, GA, Cobb County (Southeast)Smyrna City PUMA, GA, and Cherokee County (Central)Woodstock & Canton Cities PUMA, GA.

United States Georgia

Population & Diversity

Cobb County (Northeast) PUMA, GA is home to a population of 155k people, from which 94.4% are citizens. As of 2021, 15.1% of Cobb County (Northeast) PUMA, GA residents were born outside of the country (23.3k people).

In 2021, there were 8.46 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (113k people) in Cobb County (Northeast) PUMA, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 13.4k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 10.3k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary langauge in households in Cobb County (Northeast) PUMA, GA are Spanish (7,385 households), Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese) (2,068 households), and Portuguese (1,787 households).

Citizenship

94.4%

2021 Citizenship

94.9%

2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 94.4% of Cobb County (Northeast) PUMA, GA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Cobb County (Northeast) PUMA, GA was 94.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Cobb County (Northeast) PUMA, GA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Cobb County (Northeast) PUMA, GA

White (Non-Hispanic)
113k ± 3.02k
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
13.4k ± 1.1k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
10.3k ± 1.68k

7.96%

Hispanic Population

12.3k people

7.96% of the people in Cobb County (Northeast) PUMA, GA are hispanic (12.3k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Cobb County (Northeast) PUMA, GA as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

15.1%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

23.3k people

14.7%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

22.5k people

As of 2021, 15.1% of Cobb County (Northeast) PUMA, GA residents (23.3k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Cobb County (Northeast) PUMA, GA was 14.7%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Cobb County (Northeast) PUMA, GA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages

Spanish
7,385 households (5.04%)
Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)
2,068 households (1.41%)
Portuguese
1,787 households (1.22%)

16.7% of the households in Cobb County (Northeast) PUMA, GA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is lower than the national average of 21.7%. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2021, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Cobb County (Northeast) PUMA, GA was Spanish. 5.04% of the households in Cobb County (Northeast) PUMA, GA reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
3,015 ± 360
Gulf War (2001-)
1,204 ± 325
Gulf War (1990s)
1,191 ± 208

Cobb County (Northeast) PUMA, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.5 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Cobb County (Northeast) PUMA, GA employs 71.5k people. The largest industries in Cobb County (Northeast) PUMA, GA are Elementary & secondary schools (4,356 people), Computer Systems Design (3,945 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (3,800 people), and the highest paying industries are Miscellaneous paper & pulp products ($307,788), Drugs, sundries, & chemical & allied products merchant wholesalers ($242,230), and Software publishing ($196,507).

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

RACE/ETHNICITY

32,029

Women

45.6%

38,140

Men

54.4%

The workforce of Cobb County (Northeast) PUMA, GA in 2020 was 70,169 people, with 45.6% woman, and 54.4% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Cobb County (Northeast) PUMA, GA.

With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.

Occupations

71.5k

2021 Value

1.93%

1 Year growth

± 1.93%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Cobb County (Northeast) PUMA, GA grew at a rate of 1.93%, from 70.2k employees to 71.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Cobb County (Northeast) PUMA, GA, are Other managers (3,253 people), Chief executives & legislators (1,828 people), and Accountants & auditors (1,746 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Cobb County (Northeast) PUMA, GA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Georgia (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

71.5k

2021 Value

1.93%

1 Year growth

± 1.93%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Cobb County (Northeast) PUMA, GA grew at a rate of 1.93%, from 70.2k employees to 71.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Cobb County (Northeast) PUMA, GA, are Elementary & secondary schools (4,356 people), Computer Systems Design (3,945 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (3,800 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Cobb County (Northeast) PUMA, GA, though some of these residents may live in Cobb County (Northeast) PUMA, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$81,896

Median earning men ± $4,062

$50,730

Median earning women ± $2,872

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($146,385), Wholesale Trade ($143,920), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($122,280).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Information ($80,658), Manufacturing ($76,591), and Public Administration ($73,967).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.75%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in Georgia. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Georgia.

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Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Georgia went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 49.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (49.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.24%).

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing the state of Georgia. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Georgia is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Cobb County (Northeast) PUMA, GA. Showing the available data for Georgia.

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (49.5%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (49.2%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.24%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Georgia went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 49.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (49.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.24%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Georgia for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Georgia

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Jon Ossoff

Senator from Georgia

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Inauguration delayed as incumbent senator David Perdue's term expired on January 3, 2021, two days prior to the 2020–21 United States Senate election in Georgia|runoff election.

Raphael Warnock

Senator from Georgia

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Elected to the seat to succeed Kelly Loeffler, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of Johnny Isakson.

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing Georgia.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Georgia over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Georgia

Georgia is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Georgia have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2021, 0.308% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.539% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Cobb County (Northeast) PUMA, GA in 2021 were Bachelors Degree (42.3k), Graduate Degree (27.1k), and Some college (19.8k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Cobb County (Northeast) PUMA, GA was $389,200 in 2021, which is 1.59 times larger than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $372,200 to $389,200, a 4.57% increase. The homeownership rate in Cobb County (Northeast) PUMA, GA is 88.8%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Cobb County (Northeast) PUMA, GA have an average commute time of 30.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Cobb County (Northeast) PUMA, GA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Cobb County (Northeast) PUMA, GA is $126,009. In 2021, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income in Cobb County (Northeast) PUMA, GA was Fulton County (Northeast)Johns Creek City PUMA, GA with a value of $138,549, followed by Cobb County (Northeast) PUMA, GA and Forsyth County PUMA, GA, with respective values of $126,009 and $120,999.

Property

$389,200

Median Property Value 2021

±$6,457

$48,614

Median Property Taxes

±$1,716

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Cobb County (Northeast) PUMA, GA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Cobb County (Northeast) PUMA, GA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

88.8%

Homeownership

2021

66.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2021

In 2021, 88.8% of the housing units in Cobb County (Northeast) PUMA, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 88.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Cobb County (Northeast) PUMA, GA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

In 2021, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Cobb County (Northeast) PUMA, GA was Fulton County (Northeast)Johns Creek City PUMA, GA with a value of $138,549, followed by Cobb County (Northeast) PUMA, GA and Forsyth County PUMA, GA, with respective values of $126,009 and $120,999.

The following map shows all of the PUMAs in Cobb County (Northeast) PUMA, GA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$126,009

Median Household Income

± $6,043

54.7k

Number of Households

± 1,908

In 2021, the median household income of the 54.7k households in Cobb County (Northeast) PUMA, GA grew to $126,009 from the previous year's value of $118,030.

The following chart displays the households in Cobb County (Northeast) PUMA, GA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

0.484

2021 Wage GINI in Cobb County (Northeast) PUMA, GA

0.49

2020 Wage GINI in Cobb County (Northeast) PUMA, GA

In 2021, the income inequality in Cobb County (Northeast) PUMA, GA was 0.484 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.23% decline from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Cobb County (Northeast) PUMA, GA was higher than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Cobb County (Northeast) PUMA, GA in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Cobb County (Northeast) PUMA, GA across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2021

Drove Alone (72.3%)
Worked At Home (20.1%)
Carpooled (5.28%)

In 2021, 72.3% of workers in Cobb County (Northeast) PUMA, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (20.1%) and those who carpooled to work (5.28%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

30.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Cobb County (Northeast) PUMA, GA have a longer commute time (30.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 1.88% of the workforce in Cobb County (Northeast) PUMA, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Cobb County (Northeast) PUMA, GA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Cobb County (Northeast) PUMA, GA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Cobb County (Northeast) PUMA, GA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

4.27% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cobb County (Northeast) PUMA, GA (6.61k out of 155k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Cobb County (Northeast) PUMA, GA is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

94.4% of the population of Cobb County (Northeast) PUMA, GA has health coverage, with 64.1% on employee plans, 4.19% on Medicaid, 12.4% on Medicare, 12.7% on non-group plans, and 1% on military or VA plans.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.9% under 18 years, 12.9% between 18 and 34 years, 44.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.4% were men and 50.6% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

5.57%

Uninsured

64.1%

Employer Coverage

4.19%

Medicaid

12.4%

Medicare

12.7%

Non-Group

Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Cobb County (Northeast) PUMA, GA grew by 11.2% from 5.01% to 5.57%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Cobb County (Northeast) PUMA, GA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.