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Kennesaw, Georgia: commercial real estate data.
Kennesaw is a Census city of 34,605 people across 9.76 square miles of land, in Cobb County. Median household income is $83,356, 64.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 177 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $126.4 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Kennesaw
What Kennesaw is
- Census place typecity
- Land area9.76 sq mi
- Water area0.1 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,544
- County holding the largest share of its areaCobb County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Kennesaw
How many people live in Kennesaw
- Population34,605
- Median age35.6
- Population under 187,389
- Share under 1821.4 percent
- Population 65 and over4,581
- Share 65 and over13.2 percent
- Households13,554
- Family households9,138
- Share of households that are families67.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Kennesaw
Income and work in Kennesaw
- Median household income$83,356
- Per capita income$42,172
- Civilian labor force19,368
- Employed18,177
- Unemployed1,191 plus or minus 532
- Unemployment rate6.1 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Adults 25 and over22,757
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher47.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree16.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Kennesaw
Housing in Kennesaw
- Housing units14,380
- Occupied units13,554
- Vacant units826 plus or minus 266
- Vacancy rate5.7 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Owner occupied8,753
- Renter occupied4,801
- Ownership rate64.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$335,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,845
- Annual rent as a share of median income26.6 percent
- Single family units10,735
- Share single family74.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more3,196
- Share in buildings of two or more22.2 percent
- Mobile homes449 plus or minus 147
- Median year structure built1998
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Kennesaw
How Kennesaw gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute14,051
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,878
- Share commuting under 15 minutes20.5 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more6,187
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more44.0 percent
- Drove alone65.5 percent
- Carpooled9.5 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Public transport0.1 percent plus or minus 0.1
- Walked0.9 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Worked from home22.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Kennesaw
SBA loans in Kennesaw (7(a))
- Approvals177
- Gross approval$126,356,600
- Average approval$713,879
- Median approval$294,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$2,055,600
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported1,847
- Jobs per approval10.4
- Loans with a final outcome35
- Paid in full31
- Charged off4
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans11.4 percent
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more16.4 percent
- Share to franchises25.4 percent
- Distinct lenders63
- Distinct industries by NAICS93
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Kennesaw, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Kennesaw
SBA loans in Kennesaw (504)
- Approvals34
- Gross approval$31,746,000
- Average approval$933,706
- Median approval$730,000
- Largest approval$2,507,000
- Jobs supported302
- Loans with a final outcome11
- Charged off1
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Kennesaw, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 11 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Kennesaw
Flood risk in Kennesaw
- NFIP communityCity of Kennesaw
- NFIP community number130055
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date10/05/18
The City of Kennesaw participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 130055 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Cobb County, not Kennesaw
Cobb County context, not Kennesaw figures
- Establishments in Cobb County22,148
- Covered employment, Cobb County384,275
- Average annual pay, Cobb County$77,531
- Housing units permitted, Cobb County1,604
Every figure in this section is published for Cobb County as a whole and is not a measurement of Kennesaw.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Kennesaw questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Kennesaw, Georgia?
34,605, in 13,554 households. Kennesaw city covers 9.76 square miles of land, which is 3,544 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Kennesaw in?
Cobb County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Kennesaw?
$83,356. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $335,400. Median gross rent is $1,845 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Kennesaw businesses?
177 7(a) approvals totaling $126.4 m since FY2020, across 63 lenders, median approval $294,000, plus 34 504 approvals worth $31.7 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Kennesaw, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Kennesaw borrowers get paid back?
Of the 35 loans that have reached a final outcome, 31 were paid in full and 4 charged off, a charge off rate of 11.4 percent. Loans still running are excluded because they have not yet succeeded or failed.
Is Kennesaw in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Kennesaw appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Kennesaw, city of, community 130055, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Kennesaw figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Cobb County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Kennesaw.
Is zoning published for Kennesaw?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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