DeKalb County, Georgia demographics

Population: 758,634
Median age: 36.2

Median household income: 69,423

Demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics of DeKalb County, Georgia.

Population

2021758,634
2020755,287
2019749,323
2018743,187
2017736,066
2016723,902
2015716,331
2014707,185
2013700,308
2012694,671
2011690,003
2010685,371
2009733,060

DeKalb County, GA cities

Atlanta city - 492,204

Avondale Estates city - 3,494

Belvedere Park CDP - 14,497

Candler-McAfee CDP - 22,880

Chamblee city - 29,894

Clarkston city - 14,455

Decatur city - 24,334

Doraville city - 10,611

Druid Hills CDP - 8,611

Dunwoody city - 51,103

Gresham Park CDP - 8,569

Lithonia city - 2,579

North Decatur CDP - 16,369

North Druid Hills CDP - 18,143

Panthersville CDP - 9,143

Pine Lake city - 822

Redan CDP - 32,712

Scottdale CDP - 10,582

Stone Mountain city - 6,622

Tucker city - 36,764

Census data for DeKalb County, Georgia

Demographic and housing estimates in DeKalb County, Georgia

Total population
Total population758,634
Male359,939
Female398,695
Population by age
Total population758,634
Under 5 years51,229
5 to 9 years47,948
10 to 14 years48,920
15 to 19 years44,689
20 to 24 years46,076
25 to 34 years125,727
35 to 44 years109,266
45 to 54 years98,909
55 to 59 years48,287
60 to 64 years41,990
65 to 74 years60,906
75 to 84 years23,934
85 years and over10,753
Median age (years)36.2
Under 18 years175,315
16 years and over600,899
18 years and over583,319
21 years and over557,694
62 years and over118,145
65 years and over95,593
Population by race
Total population758,634
One race716,735
   White247,606
   Black or African American400,881
   American Indian and Alaska Native6,170
   Asian46,338
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander624
   Some other race15,116
Two or more races41,899
Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population526,464
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population241,345
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population285,119

Social characteristics in DeKalb County, Georgia

Households by type
Total households286,068
Family households (families)106,018
Married-couple family17,619
Male householder, no wife present, family57,642
Female householder, no husband present, family40,570
Nonfamily households104,789
Average household size69,735
Average family size2.61

Economic characteristics in DeKalb County, Georgia

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households286,068
Less than $10,00014,798
$10,000 to $14,9999,053
$15,000 to $24,99920,374
$25,000 to $34,99924,618
$35,000 to $49,99934,214
$50,000 to $74,99949,473
$75,000 to $99,99935,572
$100,000 to $149,99943,846
$150,000 to $199,99921,832
$200,000 or more32,288
Median household income (dollars)69,423

Housing characteristics in DeKalb County, Georgia

Housing occupancy
Total housing units323,092
Occupied housing units286,068
Vacant housing units37,024
Units in structure
Total housing units323,092
1-unit, detached183,732
1-unit, attached24,665
2 units3,007
3 or 4 units11,023
5 to 9 units24,524
10 to 19 units29,221
20 or more units44,942
Mobile home1,946
Boat, RV, van, etc.32
Year structure built
Total housing units323,092
Built 2014 or later527
Built 2010 to 201320,539
Built 2000 to 200949,687
Built 1990 to 199946,669
Built 1980 to 198950,927
Built 1970 to 197959,197
Built 1960 to 196945,348
Built 1950 to 195930,595
Built 1940 to 19499,415
Built 1939 or earlier10,188
Rooms
Total housing units323,092
1 room5,442
2 rooms7,177
3 rooms30,359
4 rooms45,738
5 rooms56,800
6 rooms52,226
7 rooms40,766
8 rooms36,995
9 rooms or more47,589
Median rooms5.8
Bedrooms
Total housing units323,092
No bedroom5,792
1 bedroom40,499
2 bedrooms80,561
3 bedrooms112,874
4 bedrooms62,940
5 or more bedrooms20,426
Housing tenure
Occupied housing units286,068
Owner-occupied162,485
Renter-occupied123,583
Average household size of owner-occupied unit2.67
Average household size of renter-occupied unit2.53
Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units286,068
Moved in 2017 or later31,603
Moved in 2015 to 201697,866
Moved in 2010 to 201448,420
Moved in 2000 to 200951,871
Moved in 1990 to 199931,390
Moved in 1989 and earlier24,918
Value
Owner-occupied units162,485
Less than $50,0004,558
$50,000 to $99,99910,628
$100,000 to $149,99921,653
$150,000 to $199,99924,698
$200,000 to $299,99932,571
$300,000 to $499,99938,585
$500,000 to $999,99926,382
$1,000,000 or more3,410
Median (dollars)255,600
Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units162,485
Housing units with a mortgage118,265
Housing units without a mortgage44,220
Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent121,069
Less than $5004,772
$500 to $99919,420
$1,000 to $1,49957,832
$1,500 to $1,99930,323
$2,000 to $2,4996,230
$2,500 to $2,9991,380
$3,000 or more1,112
Median (dollars)1,312
No rent paid2,514

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