Candler-McAfee vs Decatur

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

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

Decatur has the higher population (24,470 vs 21,316 in Candler-McAfee). Decatur has the higher median household income ($140,480 vs $62,299 in Candler-McAfee). Decatur has the higher median home value ($655,900 vs $239,400 in Candler-McAfee).

Population, income & housing

	Candler-McAfee	Decatur
Population	21,316	24,470
Median age	42.8 yrs	39.6 yrs
Median household income	$62,299	$140,480
Median home value	$239,400	$655,900
Median gross rent	$1,408	$1,716
Housing units	10,097	10,475
Homeownership rate	66.6%	66.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.1%	77.3%
Unemployment rate	12.8%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Candler-McAfee	Decatur
Population	24,011 → 21,316 (-11.2%)	24,002 → 24,470 (+1.9%)
Median household income	$41,673 → $62,299 (+49.5%)	$106,088 → $140,480 (+32.4%)
Median home value	$114,400 → $239,400 (+109.3%)	$521,900 → $655,900 (+25.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,031 → $1,408 (+36.6%)	$1,015 → $1,716 (+69.1%)

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

Decatur

Population

24,00224,470

Median household income

$106,088$140,480

Median home value

$521,900$655,900

Median gross rent

$1,015$1,716

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Candler-McAfee	Decatur
Under 5	5.7%	6.6%
5 to 17	10.8%	22.3%
18 to 24	7.1%	6.1%
25 to 34	16.8%	9.0%
35 to 44	12.5%	13.1%
45 to 54	10.6%	17.0%
55 to 64	14.3%	11.2%
65 to 74	11.8%	8.1%
75 and over	10.5%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Candler-McAfee	Decatur
White (non-Hispanic)	13.9%	65.2%
Black or African American	76.9%	12.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.2%
Asian	0.3%	5.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.4%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.6%	6.8%
Hispanic or Latino	4.3%	9.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Candler-McAfee	Decatur
No high school diploma	11.5%	4.0%
High school graduate	29.6%	7.5%
Some college or associate's	30.9%	11.2%
Bachelor's degree	17.5%	33.8%
Graduate or professional degree	10.6%	43.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Candler-McAfee	Decatur
Drove alone	61.7%	50.8%
Carpooled	8.8%	2.9%
Public transit	5.7%	4.2%
Walked	0.4%	5.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.3%
Worked from home	18.9%	34.5%
Other means	4.5%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Candler-McAfee	Decatur
1-unit, detached	67.6%	48.1%
1-unit, attached	5.4%	9.1%
2 to 4 units	4.3%	7.7%
5 to 19 units	12.4%	7.3%
20 or more units	8.2%	27.7%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Candler-McAfee	Decatur
Poverty rate	14.1%	5.2%
Average household size	2.74	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	35	26
Median year structure built	1963	1975