Kennesaw

Kennesaw is a city in Cobb County, Georgia, located in the greater Atlanta metropolitan area known as “Metro-Atlanta”. From its original settlement in the 1830s until 1887 Big Shanty, as it was known, became Kennesaw under its 1887 charter. According to the 2010 census, Kennesaw had a population of 29,783, but in 2019 it had a population of 34,077 showing a 14.4% increase in population over the past decade. Kennesaw has an important place in railroad history. During the Civil War, Kennesaw was the staging ground for the Great Locomotive Chase on April 12, 1862. The city is perhaps best known nationally today for its mandatory gun-possession ordinance requiring all households in Kennesaw to have a gun, with certain exceptions.

Kennesaw, GA is located in Cobb County and it has a population of 32,867. The median income in Kennesaw, GA is $76,150 and the median home value is $280,114

Kennesaw is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 86.31% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Kennesaw is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Kennesaw who work in sales jobs (13.81%), office and administrative support (13.33%), and management occupations (11.55%).

Home to Kennesaw State University, which has grown dramatically over the last couple of decades to become the third-largest university in Georgia, with over 20,000 students.