What percentage of people rent in Kennesaw, GA?

Name: Renters and owners in Kennesaw, GA, 2020–2024
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35.4% (±3.5 points) of the occupied homes in Kennesaw, GA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 4,801 renting households against 8,753 that own their home.

In Kennesaw, the share of households that rent went from 37.3% in 2015–2019 to 35.4% in 2020–2024 (−1.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 35.4% (±3.5 points)
Renting households: 4,801 (±479)
Median renter income: $60,859 (±$9,305)

Who rents and who owns in Kennesaw

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Kennesaw	Cobb County	Georgia	United States
Renter-occupied share	35.4% (±3.5 points)	33.0% (±0.8 points)	34.3% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	4,801 (±479)	97,524 (±2,286)	1,398,009 (±10,043)	45,017,354
Owning households	8,753 (±588)	198,190 (±2,374)	2,676,357 (±16,436)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$60,859 (±$9,305)	$67,585 (±$1,956)	$49,820 (±$493)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$112,817 (±$12,633)	$129,248 (±$2,940)	$96,363 (±$555)	$100,009

In Kennesaw, the renter share is not measurably different from Cobb County (33.0%).

It is not measurably different from Georgia (34.3%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Cobb County, Kennesaw ranks 7 of 9 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 307 of 602.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Kennesaw has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	37.3% (±3.3 points)	35.4% (±3.5 points)	−1.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,270 (±$56)	$1,845 (±$80)	+45.3%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$70,930 (±$5,604)	$83,356 (±$9,076)	+17.5%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Kennesaw

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Kennesaw
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Kennesaw	—	35.4% (±3.5 points)	—
Acworth	4.4 mi	40.2% (±4.5 points)	Not measurably different
Marietta	6.6 mi	52.8% (±2.5 points)	Higher
Woodstock	7.9 mi	36.0% (±3.7 points)	Not measurably different
Fair Oaks	8.5 mi	63.1% (±6.8 points)	Higher
Emerson	10 mi	31.5% (±11.8 points)	Not measurably different
Powder Springs	12 mi	17.6% (±4.1 points)	Lower
Hiram	12 mi	35.6% (±11.0 points)	Not measurably different
Mountain Park	12 mi	10.0% (±7.3 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Powder Springs, GA (17.6%), Mountain Park, GA (10.0%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Marietta, GA (52.8%), Fair Oaks, GA (63.1%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Cobb County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Vinings	66.8% (±3.8 points)
2	Fair Oaks	63.1% (±6.8 points)
3	Marietta	52.8% (±2.5 points)
4	Smyrna	40.6% (±2.8 points)
5	Acworth	40.2% (±4.5 points)
6 (tie)	Austell	35.4% (±9.4 points)
6 (tie)	Kennesaw	35.4% (±3.5 points)
6 (tie)	Mableton	35.4% (±2.7 points)
9	Powder Springs	17.6% (±4.1 points)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Kennesaw

How many renters are there in Kennesaw?

Kennesaw has an estimated 4,801 (±479) renting households, 35.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Kennesaw?

In Kennesaw, the share of households that rent went from 37.3% in 2015–2019 to 35.4% in 2020–2024 (−1.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Kennesaw?

A renting household in Kennesaw has 2.3 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Kennesaw?

The median renting household in Kennesaw, GA has an income of $60,859 (±$9,305) a year, against $112,817 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Kennesaw city, Georgia (place:43192, in state:13).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.