Candler-McAfee vs Clarkston

A side-by-side comparison of Candler-McAfee and Clarkston: population, income, housing, and more.

Candler-McAfee and Clarkston are places in Georgia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Candler-McAfee has the higher population (21,316 vs 14,560 in Clarkston). Candler-McAfee has the higher median household income ($62,299 vs $46,495 in Clarkston). Clarkston has the higher median home value ($279,500 vs $239,400 in Candler-McAfee).

Population, income & housing

	Candler-McAfee	Clarkston
Population	21,316	14,560
Median age	42.8 yrs	26.6 yrs
Median household income	$62,299	$46,495
Median home value	$239,400	$279,500
Median gross rent	$1,408	$1,355
Housing units	10,097	5,016
Homeownership rate	66.6%	16.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.1%	23.2%
Unemployment rate	12.8%	9.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Candler-McAfee	Clarkston
Population	24,011 → 21,316 (-11.2%)	12,750 → 14,560 (+14.2%)
Median household income	$41,673 → $62,299 (+49.5%)	$41,070 → $46,495 (+13.2%)
Median home value	$114,400 → $239,400 (+109.3%)	$122,900 → $279,500 (+127.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,031 → $1,408 (+36.6%)	$1,024 → $1,355 (+32.3%)

Candler-McAfee

Population

24,01121,316

Median household income

$41,673$62,299

Median home value

$114,400$239,400

Median gross rent

$1,031$1,408

Clarkston

Population

12,75014,560

Median household income

$41,070$46,495

Median home value

$122,900$279,500

Median gross rent

$1,024$1,355

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Candler-McAfee	Clarkston
Under 5	5.7%	14.0%
5 to 17	10.8%	22.6%
18 to 24	7.1%	10.8%
25 to 34	16.8%	20.6%
35 to 44	12.5%	13.1%
45 to 54	10.6%	7.7%
55 to 64	14.3%	7.6%
65 to 74	11.8%	3.3%
75 and over	10.5%	0.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Candler-McAfee	Clarkston
White (non-Hispanic)	13.9%	10.7%
Black or African American	76.9%	70.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	12.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.4%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.6%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	4.3%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Candler-McAfee	Clarkston
No high school diploma	11.5%	18.4%
High school graduate	29.6%	32.8%
Some college or associate's	30.9%	25.6%
Bachelor's degree	17.5%	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	10.6%	6.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Candler-McAfee	Clarkston
Drove alone	61.7%	62.6%
Carpooled	8.8%	19.3%
Public transit	5.7%	5.6%
Walked	0.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	18.9%	10.2%
Other means	4.5%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Candler-McAfee	Clarkston
1-unit, detached	67.6%	19.0%
1-unit, attached	5.4%	7.5%
2 to 4 units	4.3%	18.3%
5 to 19 units	12.4%	39.7%
20 or more units	8.2%	15.3%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Candler-McAfee	Clarkston
Poverty rate	14.1%	29.1%
Average household size	2.74	3.74
Mean commute (minutes)	35	32
Median year structure built	1963	1978