Cook County, GA Demographic Data
Cook County, GA Summary
Cook County is located in Georgia
- Population: 17,073
- Area: 233.20 sq. miles
- Land Area: 227.16 sq. miles
- Water Area: 6.04 sq. miles
- Population Density: 73.21 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 229.66 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Cook County, GA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
8,790
51%
50.8
Male
8,313
49%
49.2
Total Population
17,103
323,128,000
Cook County, GA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,152
6.7%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,507
8.8%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,110
6.5%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,235
7.2%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
985
5.8%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,103
12.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,180
12.7%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,292
13.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,118
6.5%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
906
5.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,500
8.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
774
4.5%
4.4
85 Years and Over
241
1.4%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
12,540
73.3%
77.2
Female
6,615
52.8%
51.3
Male
5,925
47.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
11,966
70.0%
73.1
62 Years and over
2,994
17.5%
18.8
65 Years and over
2,515
14.7%
15.2
Female
1,392
55.3%
55.8
Male
1,123
44.7%
44.2
Median Age (years)
37
0.0%
0.0
Cook County, GA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
17,002
99.4%
96.8
White
11,852
69.3%
72.6
Black or African American
4,790
28.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
73
0.4%
0.8
Asian
26
0.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
26
0.2%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
261
1.5%
5.1
Two or More Races
101
0.6%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
997
5.8%
17.8
Mexican
721
4.2%
11.2
Puerto Rican
30
0.2%
1.7
Cuban
125
0.7%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
121
0.7%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
16,106
94.2%
82.2
Cook County, GA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
795
7.2%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,830
16.5%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
4,337
39.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,842
16.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
772
6.9%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
959
8.6%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
579
5.2%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,625
23.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
8,489
76.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,538
13.8%
31.2
Cook County, GA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
3,992
29.9%
33.7%
Now Married
6,352
47.6%
47.5
Divorced
1,523
11.4%
11.0%
Separated
407
3.1%
2.0
Widowed
1,060
7.9
5.8%
Cook County, GA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
15,235
95.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
716
4.5%
21.6%
Spanish
642
4.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
60
0.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
14
0.1%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Cook County, GA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
650
10.9%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
516
8.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,019
17.0%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
794
13.3%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
767
12.8%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,135
19.0%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
540
9.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
366
6.1%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
93
1.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
99
1.7%
6.4
Median household income
35,199
57,617
Per capita income
17,564
31,128
Cook County, GA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
255
3.6%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
444
6.3%
9.8
Construction
560
8.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,711
24.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
197
2.8%
6.6
Information
59
0.8%
2.1
Manufacturing
875
12.5%
10.1
Other services except public administration
366
5.2%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
610
8.7%
11.4
Public administration
352
5.0%
4.6
Retail trade
1,127
16.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
254
3.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
217
3.1%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
833
11.9%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,794
25.5%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,525
21.7%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,628
23.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,247
17.7%
18.1%
Cook County, GA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
6,969
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
5,845
83.9%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
626
9.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
89
1.3%
2.7
Other means
50
0.7%
1.8
Worked at home
359
5.2%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
25.7
26.6
Cook County, GA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
499
8.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,063
34.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,186
36.6%
37.1
3 or more
1,231
20.6%
21.0
Cook County, GA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
5,979
82.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
4,114
68.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,865
31.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,260
17.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.1
0.0%
2.5
Cook County, GA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,239
1 room
34
0.5%
2.4
2 rooms
19
0.3%
2.7
3 rooms
190
2.6%
9.1
4 rooms
1,220
16.9%
16.5
5 rooms
1,412
19.5%
19.8
6 rooms
1,799
24.9%
17.8
7 rooms
1,261
17.4%
12.0
8 rooms
747
10.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
557
7.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Cook County, GA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,239
1-unit, detached
4,309
59.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
67
0.9%
5.9
2-units
47
0.6%
3.6
3 or 4 units
214
3.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
50
0.7%
4.8
10 to 19 units
26
0.4%
4.4
20 or more units
5
0.1%
9.0
Mobile home
2,521
34.8%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Cook County, GA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
552
7.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
131
1.8%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
604
8.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
739
10.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,305
18.0%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
964
13.3%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,832
25.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
947
13.1%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
153
2.1%
2.8%
2014 or later
12
0.2%
1.4%
Cook County, GA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
412
6.9%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
467
7.8%
4.7
Electricity
5,022
84.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
17
0.3%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
24
0.4%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
37
0.6%
1.1
Cook County, GA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,134
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
24
1.1%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
37
1.7%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
87
4.1%
11.8%
Less than $500
184
8.6%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
241
11.3%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
619
29.0%
28.8%
$500 to $999
942
44.1%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
854
40.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
264
12.6%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
151
7.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
150
7.2%
7.0%
35.0% or more
677
32.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
38
0.0%
0.0%
Cook County, GA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,644
41,631,300
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
4
0.2%
1.9%
$1,500 to $1,999
7
0.4%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
148
9.0%
28.3%
Less than $500
354
21.5%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,131
68.8%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
221
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
689
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
300
19.5%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
321
20.9%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
122
7.9%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
113
7.4%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
112
7.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
567
36.9%
40.7%
Not Computed
330
0.0%
0.0%
Cook County, GA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
4,114
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,270
30.9%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,158
28.1%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
689
16.7%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
390
9.5%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
423
10.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
115
2.8%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
50
1.2%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
19
0.5%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
80,000
205,000
