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DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics:  2000
Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data
Geographic Area: Cobb County, Georgia

NOTE: For information on confidentiality protection, nonsampling error, definitions, and count corrections see http://factfinder.census.gov/home/en/datanotes/expsf1u.htm.


Subject

Number

Percent

 

 

 

Total population

607,751

100.0

 

 

 

SEX AND AGE

 

 

Male

301,508

49.6

Female

306,243

50.4

 

 

 

Under 5 years

43,938

7.2

5 to 9 years

44,858

7.4

10 to 14 years

44,295

7.3

15 to 19 years

39,535

6.5

20 to 24 years

40,708

6.7

25 to 34 years

110,283

18.1

35 to 44 years

111,675

18.4

45 to 54 years

86,185

14.2

55 to 59 years

26,597

4.4

60 to 64 years

17,641

2.9

65 to 74 years

24,079

4.0

75 to 84 years

13,801

2.3

85 years and over

4,156

0.7

 

 

 

Median age (years)

33.2

(X)

 

 

 

18 years and over

449,345

73.9

Male

219,929

36.2

Female

229,416

37.7

21 years and over

428,082

70.4

62 years and over

51,908

8.5

65 years and over

42,036

6.9

Male

17,126

2.8

Female

24,910

4.1

 

 

 

RACE

 

 

One race

596,378

98.1

White

439,991

72.4

Black or African American

114,233

18.8

American Indian and Alaska Native

1,579

0.3

Asian

18,587

3.1

Asian Indian

5,599

0.9

Chinese

3,504

0.6

Filipino

1,195

0.2

Japanese

995

0.2

Korean

3,379

0.6

Vietnamese

1,715

0.3

Other Asian 1

2,200

0.4

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

257

0.0

Native Hawaiian

53

0.0

Guamanian or Chamorro

84

0.0

Samoan

43

0.0

Other Pacific Islander 2

77

0.0

Some other race

21,731

3.6

Two or more races

11,373

1.9

 

 

 

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races 3

 

 

White

448,636

73.8

Black or African American

118,229

19.5

American Indian and Alaska Native

4,036

0.7

Asian

21,306

3.5

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

699

0.1

Some other race

27,015

4.4

 

 

 

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE

 

 

Total population

607,751

100.0

Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

46,964

7.7

Mexican

29,833

4.9

Puerto Rican

3,684

0.6

Cuban

1,436

0.2

Other Hispanic or Latino

12,011

2.0

Not Hispanic or Latino

560,787

92.3

White alone

417,947

68.8

 

 

 

RELATIONSHIP

 

 

Total population

607,751

100.0

In households

600,457

98.8

Householder

227,487

37.4

Spouse

123,587

20.3

Child

179,828

29.6

Own child under 18 years

145,498

23.9

Other relatives

31,905

5.2

Under 18 years

9,845

1.6

Nonrelatives

37,650

6.2

Unmarried partner

10,551

1.7

In group quarters

7,294

1.2

Institutionalized population

4,098

0.7

Noninstitutionalized population

3,196

0.5

 

 

 

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

 

 

Total households

227,487

100.0

Family households (families)

156,579

68.8

With own children under 18 years

81,519

35.8

Married-couple family

123,587

54.3

With own children under 18 years

62,713

27.6

Female householder, no husband present

24,447

10.7

With own children under 18 years

14,888

6.5

Nonfamily households

70,908

31.2

Householder living alone

52,791

23.2

Householder 65 years and over

9,415

4.1

 

 

 

Households with individuals under 18 years

87,383

38.4

Households with individuals 65 years and over

29,651

13.0

 

 

 

Average household size

2.64

(X)

Average family size

3.14

(X)

 

 

 

HOUSING OCCUPANCY

 

 

Total housing units

237,522

100.0

Occupied housing units

227,487

95.8

Vacant housing units

10,035

4.2

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

585

0.2

 

 

 

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)

1.4

(X)

Rental vacancy rate (percent)

5.8

(X)

 

 

 

HOUSING TENURE

 

 

Occupied housing units

227,487

100.0

Owner-occupied housing units

155,055

68.2

Renter-occupied housing units

72,432

31.8

 

 

 

Average household size of owner-occupied unit

2.76

(X)

Average household size of renter-occupied unit

2.39

(X)

(X) Not applicable
1 Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
2 Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
3 In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.