Cobb County Community Development releases service to schedule building inspections via SMS

persons population Population Estimates, July 1, 2021, (V2021) 766,802 Population Estimate Base, April 1, 2020, (V2021) 766,149 Population, percent change - April 1, 2026 (estimate base) to July 1, 2021, (V2021) 0.1% Population, Census, April 1, 2026 766149 Population, Census, April 1, 2026 688078 age and gender People under 5 years old, percent 5.6% Persons under 18 years of age, percent 22.7% People aged 65 and over, percent 13.3% Females, percent 51.3% Race and Hispanic origin Know alone, percent 61.7% Only Black or African American, percent(a) 29.2% American Indians and Alaskan Natives alone, percent(a) 0.5% Asian only, percent(a) 5.7% Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders alone, percent(a) 0.1% Two or more races, percent 2.8% Hispanic or Latino, percent(b) 13.7% White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 50.2% population characteristics Veterans, 2016-2020 40562 Foreign-born people, percent, 2016-2020 15.6% Housing Residential units, July 1, 2021, (V2021) 311450 Flat rate for owner-occupied housing, 2016-2020 65.8% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2016-2020 $273,900 Median selected monthly home ownership expenses - with a mortgage, 2016-2020 $1,672 Median selected monthly home ownership expenses - excluding a mortgage, 2016-2020 $474 Median gross rent, 2016-2020 $1,264 Building permits, 2021 3247 Families & types of housing Households, 2016-2020 283359 People per household, 2016-2020 2.63 Lived in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons aged 1 year+, 2016-2020 84.6% Language spoken at home other than English, percent of persons aged 5 and older, 2016-2020 20.5% Computer and internet use Households with one computer, percent, 2016-2020 97.2% Households with a broadband internet connection, percent, 2016-2020 93.3% education High school graduates or above, percent of people aged 25 and over, 2016-2020 92.6% Bachelor’s Degree or Above, Percentage of People Aged 25 and Over, 2016-2020 48.4% Health With a Disability, Under 65 Years, Percent, 2016-2020 6.2% Persons without health insurance, under 65 years, percent 13.8% Business Total civilian labor force, percentage of population aged 16+, 2016-2020 69.6% In civilian labor force, female, percentage of population aged 16+, 2016-2020 64.3% Total revenue from lodging and hospitality services, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 2056579 Total Revenue/Healthcare and Social Assistance Revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 5569500 Total Transportation and Storage Receipts/Receipts, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 1536858 Total Retail Sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 18543691 Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $24,615 transport Average commute time (minutes), workers aged 16 and over, 2016-2020 31.2 Income & Poverty Median household income (in 2020 dollars), 2016-2020 $80,830 Per capita income in the last 12 months (in dollars 2020), 2016-2020 $41,480 People in poverty, percent 9.2% company company Employer companies total, 2020 21492 Total employment, 2020 358927 Annual Total Payroll, 2020 ($1,000) 21780372 Total Employment, Percent Change, 2019-2020 -0.3% Total establishments without employers, 2019 86497 All employer companies, reference year 2017 17066 Employer companies run by men, reference year 2017 10386 Employer firms run by women, reference year 2017 3537 Minority-owned employer companies, reference year 2017 3058 Non-minority-owned employer companies, reference year 2017 12177 Veteran-Owned Employer Firms, reference year 2017 1204 Employer firms not owned by veterans, reference year 2017 13909 Geography Geography Population per square mile, 2020 2254.8 Population per square mile, 2010 2026.4 Land area in square miles, 2020 339.78 Land area in square miles, 2010 339.55