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Cobb County December 30, 2023

How much is the median rent in different parts of Cobb County, and how many rental units are there?

[Editor’s note: A reader with expertise in real estate and development patterns in Cobb County emailed me that there were anomalies in the reported number of renter-occupied units in some…

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Cobb County December 26, 2023

Find the median household income in your part of Cobb County

[Editor’s note: the original headline read “median family income.” The census variable is actually “median household income.”] This morning we posted a pair of interactive maps to help readers find…

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Cobb County December 24, 2023

When people moved into Cobb County, what states, territories and other areas did they move here from?

The U.S. Census Bureau released its State-to-County migration flow collected during the American Community Survey. This data gives an estimate of where people moving into the county over the past…

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Cobb County December 10, 2023

What percentage of Cobb County population is foreign-born?

The Courier is publishing a series of articles springing from the 5-year American Community Survey (ACS) released last Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau (more on that below). We think…

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From the Editor April 21, 2021

Poverty rate in Cobb County

In this article I’ll present a color-coded interactive map that contains data on the poverty rate in Cobb County within each census tract. If you want to skip the explanations…

screenshot of interactive map of Cobb County with incomes by census tract color coded (text tables of data available in article)

From the Editor April 18, 2021

Cobb County residents: find out the median household income in your census tract

The decennial census will be released at the end of the month, and in preparation for that I’ve been building tables and interactive maps based on the American Community Survey,…

Pets and Pet Adoption July 3, 2025

“My name is Elsie. Are you here to adopt me?”

The Cobb County Courier’s Dog of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a female black/white hound. The following information on this potential family member is…

Pets and Pet Adoption July 3, 2025

“My name is Sam, and I’m in need of a loving home!”

The Cobb County Courier’s Cat of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a male seal point domestic short hair. The following information on this potential…

Health & Wellness July 3, 2025

Republican Megabill Will Mean Higher Health Costs for Many Americans

This article by Phil Galewitz, Julie Appleby, Renuka Rayasam, and Bernard J. Wolfson first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News and Julie Appleby,…

Government & Politics July 3, 2025

In a closely watched 2026 midterm in Georgia, even down-ballot legislative races are already abuzz

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] July 2, 2025 The 2026 general election is still more than a year away,…

Health & Wellness July 3, 2025

The Supreme Court upholds free preventive care, but its future now rests in RFK Jr.’s hands

by Paul Shafer, Boston University and Kristefer Stojanovski, Tulane University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] On June 26, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down…

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