Kennesaw is a medium-sized city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 21,908 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Kennesaw is the 36th largest community in Georgia.

Kennesaw has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Kennesaw, where the median household income is $60,404.

Kennesaw is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. 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 office and administrative support jobs (17.63%), sales jobs (14.57%), and management occupations (13.00%).

Also of interest is that Kennesaw has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

In addition, Kennesaw is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

Kennesaw is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The city's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Kennesaw's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One downside of living in Kennesaw, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 37.14 minutes every day commuting to work.

Residents of Kennesaw by-and-large get to work each day by driving: 97.8% use their own cars for their daily commute, making it a very car-oriented city. While Kennesaw may be a convenient place for driving around town, the negative aspect of this is that places that are suitable for walking or bicycling to and from work or stores may be few and far between. In general, car-oriented communities emphasize roads and convenience of driving, but not have a lot of walking-friendly areas to get from home to work, and tend not to have a lot of public transportation options.

Kennesaw Information and Demographics

The education level of Kennesaw citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (14.96%): 34.48% of adults in Kennesaw have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Kennesaw in 2000 was $24,757, which is wealthy relative to Georgia, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $99,028 for a family of four. However, Kennesaw contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Kennesaw is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Kennesaw home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Kennesaw is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Kennesaw include Irish, German, English, Italian, and French.

The most common language spoken in Kennesaw is English. Some people also speak Spanish.