Cobb by the numbers

Cobb County December 31, 2023

An interactive graph shows changes over the decades in the number of Cobb residents who receive SNAP benefits

[This is one of a series presenting statistics about Cobb County, taken from publicly available data sources. We aim to use charts to make the data easy to understand.] Below…

A graphic of a couple with a baby and various things representing income calculation

Cobb County December 31, 2023

How many people commute to Cobb to work? How many live in Cobb but work outside the county?

This article will not only answer the questions in the article title, but will show you how to get that information and more yourself using the easy-to-use OnTheMap tool from…

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…

a graphic with a house and a dollar sign

Cobb County December 26, 2023

What are the lastest median home values in different parts of Cobb County according to the Census Bureau?

This article contains two interactive maps to help you determine what the median home values are in your part of Cobb County. Recently the 2022 5-year American Community Survey (ACS)…

A color-coded map of Cobb County showing where population densities are the highest

Cobb County December 24, 2021

What part of Cobb County has the highest density?

The U.S. Census Bureau has released a set of data visualization tools for the 2020 census to examine the population traits of areas down to the census tract level. Census…

Cobb County November 24, 2021

Cobb’s employment grew 7.6 percent between 2020 and 2021

Cobb has 366,000 employees within the county as of the second quarter of 2021 figures, growing by 7.6 percent over the same quarter in 2020. The Bureau of Labor Statistics…

Screenshot of interactive map. The figures represented in the map are in table form within the article

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…

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