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30144

Kennesaw, GA · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
59,661
Median household income
$88,560
People below poverty
10.6%
Median home value
$345,900

Income

The median income of households in 30144 was $88,560. An estimated 4.6% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 12.6% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 30144 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 4.6
$10,000 to $14,999 2
$15,000 to $24,999 4.5
$25,000 to $34,999 4.3
$35,000 to $49,999 9
$50,000 to $74,999 15.5
$75,000 to $99,999 14.6
$100,000 to $149,999 22.2
$150,000 to $199,999 10.8
$200,000 or more 12.6

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 30144 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 68085
Female 53452

An estimated 87.9% of households received earnings. An estimated 19.6% of households received Social Security and an estimated 19.8 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $26,005. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 30144 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 87.9
Social Security 19.6
Retirement income 19.8
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 3.1
Cash public assistance income 1.7

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 10.6 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 6.8% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 8.7% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 12.2% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 30144 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 10.6
Children under 18 years below poverty 6.8
People 65 years old and over below poverty 8.7
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 12.2

In 2020-2024, 5.6 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 56.2% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 48.5% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 35.3% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 30144 in 2020-2024, 89.5% had health insurance coverage and 10.5% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 74.9% and public coverage was 24.3%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 6.8%.


In 2020-2024, 30144 had a total population of 59,661 - 30,837 (51.7%) females and 28,824 (48.3%) males. The median age was 32.6 years. An estimated 20.8% of the population was under 18 years, 39.9% was 19 to 44 years, 23% was 45 to 64 years, and 11.3 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 30144 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1833 1417
5 to 9 2460 1430
10 to 14 1235 1539
15 to 19 2541 2895
20 to 24 3611 3894
25 to 29 1998 2721
30 to 34 2128 2131
35 to 39 1847 1777
40 to 44 1494 2207
45 to 49 1957 1842
50 to 54 1882 1871
55 to 59 1544 1702
60 to 64 1611 1332
65 to 69 946 1369
70 to 74 682 969
75 to 79 616 735
80 to 84 236 486
85 and over 203 520

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 53.1% were White; 21% were Black or African American; 11% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 7% were Asian; 9.7% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 14.1% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 13.8% of the people in 30144 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 51.7% of the people in 30144 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 21,979 households in 30144. The average household size was 2.59 people.

Married-couple households made up 48.2% of the households in 30144 while cohabiting couple households made up 7.1% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 27.3% of all households, while 17.4% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 9.8% of households were male householders living alone, and 12.7% were female householders living alone, for a total of 22.5% of all households.

In 30144, 35.1% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 22% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 30144 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 48.2
Cohabiting Couples 7.1
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
17.4
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
27.3

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 48.5% of males and 43.3% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 40.5 38.4
Now married, except separated 48.5 43.3
Separated 0.9 1.3
Widowed 1.3 5.8
Divorced 8.8 11.2

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 30144, 1,388 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 24.9% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 82.1% of the people living in 30144 were U.S. natives. 37.6% of the 30144 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 17.9% of 30144 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 55.8% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 59.8 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 30144 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 30144.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 30144 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 47.9
Asia 33
Europe 7.7
Africa 10.8
Northern America 0.5
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 30144 in 2020-2024, 22 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 9.9% of people at least five years old; 7.1% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 30144 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 9.9
Other Indo-European languages 7.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 3.5
Other languages 1.5

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 79.9 % of the people at least one year old living in 30144 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 30144 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 79.9
Different house, same county 9.8
Different county, same state 7.2
Different state 2.3
Abroad 0.8

Education

In 2020-2024, 94.2 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 44% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 5.8% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 30144 was 19,481 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 1,114 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 8,787. College or graduate school enrollment was 9,580.

Educational Attainment of People in 30144 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 5.8
High school diploma or equivalency 21.2
Some college, no degree 19.5
Associate's degree 9.6
Bachelor's degree 26.9
Graduate or professional degree 17.1

Disability

In 30144, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 10.6 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 5.9% of people under 18 years old, to 8.4% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 32.4% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 30144, 66.8 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 28.4% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 85.3% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 10.4% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4.3 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 27,871 85.3
Federal, state, or local government workers 3,393 10.4
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,419 4.3

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 30144 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 30144 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.3
Construction 7.1
Manufacturing 8.8
Wholesale trade 2.2
Retail trade 14.8
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 4.2
Information 3.9
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 6.8
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 14.4
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 18.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 11.8
Other Services, except public administration 5.3
Public administration 2.3

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 30144 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 15,293 46.8
Service occupations 4,678 14.3
Sales and office occupations 7,479 22.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 2,258 6.9
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 2,975 9.1

Commuting to Work

An estimated 70.5% of 30144 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 7.6% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 27.2 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 30144 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 70.5
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 7.6
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.5
Walked 1.7
Other means 2.1
Worked from home 17.7

In 2020-2024, 30144 had a total of 23,294 housing units. Of these housing units, 70% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 29.3% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.8% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 30144 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 70
Apartments in multi-unit structures 29.3
Mobile homes 0.8
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

12% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 0.5% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 30144 was 6 rooms, and of these housing units 69.8% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 30144 had 21,979 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,315 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 59.8% while renters occupied 40.2%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.78 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.31.

6.9% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 4.7% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 3.6% and another 21.8% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 30144:

House Heating Fuel Used in 30144 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 64.9
Electricity 33.8
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.1
All other fuels 0
No fuel used 1.2

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 30144 was $345,900.

Of the owner-occupied households, 70.7 % had a mortgage. 29.3% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,737 and for owners without a mortgage it was $587.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 30144 was $1,866. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.