Candler-McAfee vs North Decatur

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

Candler-McAfee and North Decatur 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 18,460 in North Decatur). North Decatur has the higher median household income ($110,366 vs $62,299 in Candler-McAfee). North Decatur has the higher median home value ($459,000 vs $239,400 in Candler-McAfee).

Population, income & housing

	Candler-McAfee	North Decatur
Population	21,316	18,460
Median age	42.8 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$62,299	$110,366
Median home value	$239,400	$459,000
Median gross rent	$1,408	$1,750
Housing units	10,097	9,575
Homeownership rate	66.6%	56.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.1%	74.1%
Unemployment rate	12.8%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Candler-McAfee	North Decatur
Population	24,011 → 21,316 (-11.2%)	16,701 → 18,460 (+10.5%)
Median household income	$41,673 → $62,299 (+49.5%)	$79,449 → $110,366 (+38.9%)
Median home value	$114,400 → $239,400 (+109.3%)	$295,800 → $459,000 (+55.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,031 → $1,408 (+36.6%)	$1,205 → $1,750 (+45.2%)

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

North Decatur

Population

16,70118,460

Median household income

$79,449$110,366

Median home value

$295,800$459,000

Median gross rent

$1,205$1,750

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Candler-McAfee	North Decatur
Under 5	5.7%	5.7%
5 to 17	10.8%	14.0%
18 to 24	7.1%	6.3%
25 to 34	16.8%	18.2%
35 to 44	12.5%	12.8%
45 to 54	10.6%	14.4%
55 to 64	14.3%	11.4%
65 to 74	11.8%	10.4%
75 and over	10.5%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Candler-McAfee	North Decatur
White (non-Hispanic)	13.9%	58.9%
Black or African American	76.9%	15.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.1%
Asian	0.3%	11.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.4%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.6%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	4.3%	8.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Candler-McAfee	North Decatur
No high school diploma	11.5%	2.4%
High school graduate	29.6%	9.9%
Some college or associate's	30.9%	13.6%
Bachelor's degree	17.5%	34.1%
Graduate or professional degree	10.6%	40.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Candler-McAfee	North Decatur
Drove alone	61.7%	59.3%
Carpooled	8.8%	9.1%
Public transit	5.7%	4.2%
Walked	0.4%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	18.9%	22.8%
Other means	4.5%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Candler-McAfee	North Decatur
1-unit, detached	67.6%	46.4%
1-unit, attached	5.4%	9.4%
2 to 4 units	4.3%	3.7%
5 to 19 units	12.4%	15.1%
20 or more units	8.2%	25.3%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Candler-McAfee	North Decatur
Poverty rate	14.1%	9.5%
Average household size	2.74	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	35	25
Median year structure built	1963	1974