Candler-McAfee vs North Druid Hills

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

Candler-McAfee and North Druid Hills 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 18,172 in North Druid Hills). North Druid Hills has the higher median household income ($95,612 vs $62,299 in Candler-McAfee). North Druid Hills has the higher median home value ($486,200 vs $239,400 in Candler-McAfee).

Population, income & housing

	Candler-McAfee	North Druid Hills
Population	21,316	18,172
Median age	42.8 yrs	31.9 yrs
Median household income	$62,299	$95,612
Median home value	$239,400	$486,200
Median gross rent	$1,408	$1,803
Housing units	10,097	9,787
Homeownership rate	66.6%	40.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.1%	75.3%
Unemployment rate	12.8%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Candler-McAfee	North Druid Hills
Population	24,011 → 21,316 (-11.2%)	18,002 → 18,172 (+0.9%)
Median household income	$41,673 → $62,299 (+49.5%)	$66,660 → $95,612 (+43.4%)
Median home value	$114,400 → $239,400 (+109.3%)	$366,800 → $486,200 (+32.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,031 → $1,408 (+36.6%)	$1,456 → $1,803 (+23.8%)

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 Druid Hills

Population

18,00218,172

Median household income

$66,660$95,612

Median home value

$366,800$486,200

Median gross rent

$1,456$1,803

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Candler-McAfee	North Druid Hills
Under 5	5.7%	7.8%
5 to 17	10.8%	8.8%
18 to 24	7.1%	13.3%
25 to 34	16.8%	25.9%
35 to 44	12.5%	15.4%
45 to 54	10.6%	9.4%
55 to 64	14.3%	7.8%
65 to 74	11.8%	5.3%
75 and over	10.5%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Candler-McAfee	North Druid Hills
White (non-Hispanic)	13.9%	57.2%
Black or African American	76.9%	20.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	11.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.4%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.6%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	4.3%	7.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Candler-McAfee	North Druid Hills
No high school diploma	11.5%	2.8%
High school graduate	29.6%	7.3%
Some college or associate's	30.9%	14.6%
Bachelor's degree	17.5%	36.2%
Graduate or professional degree	10.6%	39.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Candler-McAfee	North Druid Hills
Drove alone	61.7%	58.5%
Carpooled	8.8%	5.3%
Public transit	5.7%	4.0%
Walked	0.4%	3.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	18.9%	26.3%
Other means	4.5%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Candler-McAfee	North Druid Hills
1-unit, detached	67.6%	26.7%
1-unit, attached	5.4%	9.6%
2 to 4 units	4.3%	6.7%
5 to 19 units	12.4%	30.6%
20 or more units	8.2%	26.3%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Candler-McAfee	North Druid Hills
Poverty rate	14.1%	12.9%
Average household size	2.74	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	35	24
Median year structure built	1963	1985