Cobb County Government

Housing Characteristics

Housing Characteristics	Estimate	Percent	U.S.
Total housing units	273,931
Occupied housing units	248,303	90.6	88.4%
Owner-occupied housing units	178,862	72.0	67.3%
Renter-occupied housing units	69,441	28.0	32.7%
Vacant housing units	25,628	9.4	11.6%

Owner-occupied homes	178,862
Median value (dollars)	205,200	(X)	185,200
Median of selected monthly owner costs
With a mortgage (dollars)	1,541	(X)	1,402
Not mortgaged (dollars)	419	(X)	399

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)