
Georgia · Census place 17272
Cobbtown, GA population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Cobbtown, Georgia (Cobbtown, GA — Census place “Cobbtown city”) is 560 residents, ranking #473 of 675 places in Georgia. Median household income is $51,932, the median home is worth — and median gross rent runs $710 a month. Looking for the Cobbtown Georgia ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Cobbtown, GA: 30420.
- Population
- 560Cobbtown city residents
- Median household income
- $51,932Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- —Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $710Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 48 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 61.6%Owner-occupied households
Cobbtown ZIP codes (Georgia)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Cobbtown.
The Cobbtown GA ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Cobbtown city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Cobbtown city median would spend about 16.4% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. Poverty affects 12.9% of residents and 61.6% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Cobbtown city, GA in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Cobbtown city is a very small community in Georgia, with 560 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #473 of 675 ranked by population — larger than 29% of them. The median age here is 48 years against 39.1 nationally, a markedly older profile that usually tracks retirees staying put and younger households leaving for work. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Cobbtown city earn a median of $51,932 a year, 33.9% below the national figure of $78,538 and 9% below the $57,300 median for the 378 Georgia cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 12.9% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Cobbtown city is valued at not published, while median gross rent runs $710 a month, 49.5% below the national figure, or roughly $8,520 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 16.4% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. 61.6% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
With 560 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Cobbtown city against its county rather than against national figures.
The Census withheld home value for Cobbtown city because the sample was too thin to publish at this geography. Those values were suppressed at the source, not lost in our dataset, and we do not model a replacement. Everything else on this page comes straight from the ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year tables.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Georgia.
- Woodbine city 1,006
- Flovilla city 1,013
- Nelson city 1,015
- Cohutta city 1,018
- Mountain City town 1,027
- Talahi Island CDP 1,028
- Ellerslie CDP 1,036
- Reynolds city 1,051
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Cobbtown city?
- Cobbtown city has 560 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #473 of 675 in Georgia.
- What is the median household income in Cobbtown city?
- Median household income in Cobbtown city is $51,932 a year, 33.9% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Cobbtown city?
- Median gross rent is $710 a month and the median home value is not published, so rent absorbs about 16.4% of median household income.
- Is Cobbtown city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- The Census does not publish enough home-value or income detail for Cobbtown city to compute a reliable affordability ratio.
- How current is this Cobbtown city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.