Moving to Kennesaw, Georgia
About Kennesaw, Georgia

Kennesaw is a suburban city northwest of Atlanta in Cobb County, Georgia, United States, located within the greater Atlanta metropolitan area. Known from its original settlement in the 1830s until 1887 as Big Shanty, it became Kennesaw under its 1887 charter. According to the 2020 census, Kennesaw had a population of 33,036, a 10.9% increase in population over the preceding decade. Kennesaw has an important place in railroad history. During the Civil War, Kennesaw was the staging ground for the Great Locomotive Chase on April 12, 1862. Kennesaw is home to Kennesaw State University, an R2 research institution and the third-largest public university in the state of Georgia.
Gender
Gender | Kennesaw | Georgia | Country |
---|---|---|---|
Female | 52.2% | 51.4% | 50.8% |
Male | 47.8% | 48.6% | 49.2% |
Gender
Female Male
Household Income
< $10000 $10K to $15K $15K to $25K $25K to $35K $35K to $50K $50K to $75K $75K to $100K $100K to $150K $150K to $200K $200K or more
Income | Kennesaw | Georgia | Country |
---|---|---|---|
Less than $10,000 | 4.9% | 6.6% | 5.8% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 2% | 4.2% | 4.1% |
$15,000 to $24,999 | 8.3% | 9% | 8.5% |
$25,000 to $34,999 | 7.4% | 9.3% | 8.6% |
$35,000 to $49,999 | 11.7% | 12.5% | 12.0% |
$50,000 to $74,999 | 17% | 17.6% | 17.2% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 17.5% | 12.7% | 12.8% |
$100,000 to $149,999 | 15.9% | 14.9% | 15.6% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 9.2% | 6.3% | 7.1% |
$200,000 or more | 6.1% | 6.9% | 8.3% |
Education
< 9th Grade 9-12th Grade High School or GED Other College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Masters Degree Professional Degree Doctorate Degree
Education | Kennesaw | Georgia | Country |
---|---|---|---|
< 9th Grade | 3% | 4% | 5.0% |
9-12th Grade | 3% | 8% | 7.0% |
High School or GED | 21% | 28% | 27.0% |
Other College | 21% | 20% | 20.0% |
Associate's Degree | 7% | 8% | 9% |
Bachelor's Degree | 30% | 20% | 20.0% |
Master's Degree | 10% | 9% | 9.0% |
Professional Degree | 3% | 2% | 2.0% |
Doctorate Degree | 2% | 1% | 1.0% |
Household Income
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Education
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Race / Ethnicity
White African American American Indian Asian Hispanic Hawaiian Mixed Other
Ethnicity | Kennesaw | Georgia | Country |
---|---|---|---|
White | 52.1% | 52.1% | 60.1% |
African American | 22.8% | 31.1% | 12.2% |
American Indian | 0% | 0.2% | 0.6% |
Asian | 5.4% | 4.1% | 5.6% |
Hawaiian | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
Other | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.3% |
Multiracial | 3% | 2.5% | 2.8% |
Hispanic | 15.9% | 9.6% | 18.2% |
Race / Ethnicity
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