Metropolitan Area Residents
1980: 2,233,000
1990: 2,969,500
2000: 4,112,198
Percent change, 1990–2000: 39.0%
U.S. rank in 1980: 16th
U.S. rank in 1990: 12th
U.S. rank in 2000: 11th
City Residents
1980: 30,829
1990: 44,129
2000: 58,748 (of which, 22,824 were male and 22,766 were female)
2003 estimate: 61,282
Percent change, 1990–2000: 33.1%
U.S. rank in 1990: 582nd (State rank: 13th)
U.S. rank in 2000: 557th (State rank: 13th)
Density: 2,684.1 people per square mile (in 2000, based on 2000 land area)
Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)
White: 33,185
Black or African American: 17,330
American Indian and Alaska Native: 188
Asian: 1,744
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 51
Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 9,947
Other: 4,694
Percent of residents born in state: 35.4% (2000)
Age characteristics (2000)
Population under 5 years old: 4,655
Population 5 to 9 years old: 3,776
Population 10 to 14 years old: 3,023
Population 15 to 19 years old: 3,391
Population 20 to 24 years old: 6,615
Population 25 to 34 years old: 14,134
Population 35 to 44 years old: 9,031
Population 45 to 54 years old: 6,021
Population 55 to 59 years old: 1,932
Population 60 to 64 years old: 1,276
Population 65 to 74 years old: 2,174
Population 75 to 84 years old: 1,929
Population 85 years and older: 791
Median age: 30.0 years
Births (2003, in Cobb County)
Total number: 10,539
Deaths (2003, in Cobb County)
Total number: 3,289 (of which, 51 were infants under the age of 1 year)
Money income (1999)
Per capita income: $23,409
Median household income: $40,645
Total households: 23,945
Number of households with income of . . .
less than $10,000: 2,068
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,209
$15,000 to $24,999: 3,165
$25,000 to $34,999: 3,573
$35,000 to $49,999: 4,579
$50,000 to $74,999: 4,504
$75,000 to $99,999: 2,081
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,711
$150,000 to $199,999: 493
$200,000 or more: 562
Percent of families below poverty level: 11.5% (41.3% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)
2002 FBI Crime Index Total: Not reported