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Marietta Demographics Information

Population: 61,749
Males: 29,566 (50.3%), Females: 29,182 (49.7%)

Elevation: 1128 feet

County: Cobb

Land area: 21.9 square miles

Zip codes: 30006..30008, 30060..30069, 30090.

Median resident age: 30.0 years
Median household income: $40,645
Median house value: $179,400

Races in Marietta:

White Non-Hispanic (48.6%)
Black (29.5%)
Hispanic (16.9%)
Other race (8.0%)
Two or more races (2.6%)
Asian Indian (1.1%)
American Indian (0.8%)
Korean (0.5%)
Chinese (0.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: English (8.6%), German (7.4%), Irish (7.0%), United States (6.2%), Italian (2.9%), Subsaharan African (2.4%).

For population 25 years and over in Marietta

High school or higher: 82.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 10.4%
Unemployed: 5.8%
Mean travel time to work: 28.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Marietta city

Never married: 37.3%
Now married: 42.7%
Separated: 3.3%
Widowed: 5.3%
Divorced: 11.4%

19.6% Foreign born (14.0% Latin America, 2.4% Asia).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Atlanta, GA (16.4 miles, pop. 416,474).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (586.6 miles, pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Fair Oaks, GA (2.3 miles), Smyrna, GA (5.8 miles), Kennesaw, GA (7.2 miles), Vinings, GA (8.0 miles), Mableton, GA (9.9 miles), Woodstock, GA (10.3 miles), Powder Springs, GA (11.3 miles), Austell, GA (11.6 miles).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 239 buildings, average cost: $115,200
1997: 183 buildings, average cost: $130,300
1998: 258 buildings, average cost: $130,000
1999: 350 buildings, average cost: $134,000
2000: 285 buildings, average cost: $220,600
2001: 225 buildings, average cost: $267,300
2002: 166 buildings, average cost: $147,600

Industries providing employment: Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (15.2%), Retail trade (14.2%), Educational,health and social services (13.3%), Construction (12.6%).