Clarkston vs North Decatur

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

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

North Decatur has the higher population (18,460 vs 14,560 in Clarkston). North Decatur has the higher median household income ($110,366 vs $46,495 in Clarkston). North Decatur has the higher median home value ($459,000 vs $279,500 in Clarkston).

Population, income & housing

	Clarkston	North Decatur
Population	14,560	18,460
Median age	26.6 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$46,495	$110,366
Median home value	$279,500	$459,000
Median gross rent	$1,355	$1,750
Housing units	5,016	9,575
Homeownership rate	16.5%	56.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.2%	74.1%
Unemployment rate	9.2%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clarkston	North Decatur
Population	12,750 → 14,560 (+14.2%)	16,701 → 18,460 (+10.5%)
Median household income	$41,070 → $46,495 (+13.2%)	$79,449 → $110,366 (+38.9%)
Median home value	$122,900 → $279,500 (+127.4%)	$295,800 → $459,000 (+55.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,024 → $1,355 (+32.3%)	$1,205 → $1,750 (+45.2%)

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

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)

	Clarkston	North Decatur
Under 5	14.0%	5.7%
5 to 17	22.6%	14.0%
18 to 24	10.8%	6.3%
25 to 34	20.6%	18.2%
35 to 44	13.1%	12.8%
45 to 54	7.7%	14.4%
55 to 64	7.6%	11.4%
65 to 74	3.3%	10.4%
75 and over	0.4%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clarkston	North Decatur
White (non-Hispanic)	10.7%	58.9%
Black or African American	70.5%	15.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	12.3%	11.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.9%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	8.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clarkston	North Decatur
No high school diploma	18.4%	2.4%
High school graduate	32.8%	9.9%
Some college or associate's	25.6%	13.6%
Bachelor's degree	16.6%	34.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.6%	40.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clarkston	North Decatur
Drove alone	62.6%	59.3%
Carpooled	19.3%	9.1%
Public transit	5.6%	4.2%
Walked	0.0%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.6%
Worked from home	10.2%	22.8%
Other means	2.1%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clarkston	North Decatur
1-unit, detached	19.0%	46.4%
1-unit, attached	7.5%	9.4%
2 to 4 units	18.3%	3.7%
5 to 19 units	39.7%	15.1%
20 or more units	15.3%	25.3%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Clarkston	North Decatur
Poverty rate	29.1%	9.5%
Average household size	3.74	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	32	25
Median year structure built	1978	1974