Moving to Kennesaw, Georgia

About Kennesaw, Georgia
Kennesaw

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
Created with Raphaël 2.2.052%48%Female52.2%

 Female Male
Household Income
Created with Raphaël 2.2.05%2%8%7%12%17%18%16%9%6%$75K to $100K17.5%

 < $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
Created with Raphaël 2.2.03%3%21%21%7%30%10%3%2%Bachelor Degree30%

 < 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
 Kennesaw Georgia  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.005101520>$200K$150K$200K$100K$150K$75K$100K$50K$75K$35K$50K$25K$35K$15K$25K$10K$15K<$10K4.96.65.824.24.18.398.57.49.38.611.712.5121717.617.217.512.712.815.914.915.69.26.37.16.16.98.3
Education
 Kennesaw Georgia  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.007.51522.530Dr.DegreeProf.DegreeMastersDegreeBachelorDegreeAssociateDegreeOtherCollegeHighSchool9-12thGrade< 9thGrade3453872128272120207893020201099322211
Race / Ethnicity
Created with Raphaël 2.2.052%23%0%5%16%0%3%1%White52.1%

 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
 Kennesaw Georgia  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0017.53552.570Hispanic2 or More$OthersHawaiianAsianAmericanIndianAfricanAmericanWhite52.152.160.122.831.112.200.20.65.44.15.60.10.10.20.70.40.332.52.815.99.618.2