People QuickFacts Cobb County Georgia Population, 2012 estimate 707,442 9,919,945 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 688,076 9,687,663 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 2.8% 2.4% Population, 2010 688,078 9,687,653 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 6.9% 7.0% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 25.3% 25.4% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 9.1% 11.0% Female persons, percent, 2011 51.4% 51.1%  White persons, percent, 2011 (a) 66.7% 63.2% Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) 25.9% 31.0% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.5% 0.5% Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) 4.7% 3.4% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.1% 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 2.2% 1.8% Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) 12.5% 9.1% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 56.0% 55.5%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 81.7% 83.0% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 15.2% 9.7% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 19.6% 12.9% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 90.5% 84.0% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 44.0% 27.5% Veterans, 2007-2011 47,138 702,919 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 29.8 27.0  Housing units, 2011 287,462 4,102,992 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 68.6% 66.8% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 25.1% 20.5% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $210,100 $160,200 Households, 2007-2011 258,710 3,490,754 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.62 2.68 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $33,514 $25,383 Median household income, 2007-2011 $65,423 $49,736 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 11.3% 16.5%     Business QuickFacts Cobb County Georgia Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 18,950 217,099 Private nonfarm employment, 2010 301,709 3,315,274 Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 -3.6 -4.8 Nonemployer establishments, 2010 66,106 771,155  Total number of firms, 2007 77,945 901,105 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 18.6% 20.4% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.7% 0.7% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 4.8% 5.1% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.1% 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 5.5% 3.6% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 31.7% 30.9%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 5,651,641 144,280,774 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 15,524,844 141,962,359 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 10,480,711 117,516,907 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $15,157 $12,326 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 1,393,471 16,976,235 Building permits, 2011 1,758 18,493     Geography QuickFacts Cobb County Georgia Land area in square miles, 2010 339.55 57,513.49 Persons per square mile, 2010 2,026.4 168.4 FIPS Code 067 13 Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metro Area   (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts