Clarkston vs North Druid Hills

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

Clarkston 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.

North Druid Hills has the higher population (18,172 vs 14,560 in Clarkston). North Druid Hills has the higher median household income ($95,612 vs $46,495 in Clarkston). North Druid Hills has the higher median home value ($486,200 vs $279,500 in Clarkston).

Population, income & housing

	Clarkston	North Druid Hills
Population	14,560	18,172
Median age	26.6 yrs	31.9 yrs
Median household income	$46,495	$95,612
Median home value	$279,500	$486,200
Median gross rent	$1,355	$1,803
Housing units	5,016	9,787
Homeownership rate	16.5%	40.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.2%	75.3%
Unemployment rate	9.2%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clarkston	North Druid Hills
Population	12,750 → 14,560 (+14.2%)	18,002 → 18,172 (+0.9%)
Median household income	$41,070 → $46,495 (+13.2%)	$66,660 → $95,612 (+43.4%)
Median home value	$122,900 → $279,500 (+127.4%)	$366,800 → $486,200 (+32.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,024 → $1,355 (+32.3%)	$1,456 → $1,803 (+23.8%)

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 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)

	Clarkston	North Druid Hills
Under 5	14.0%	7.8%
5 to 17	22.6%	8.8%
18 to 24	10.8%	13.3%
25 to 34	20.6%	25.9%
35 to 44	13.1%	15.4%
45 to 54	7.7%	9.4%
55 to 64	7.6%	7.8%
65 to 74	3.3%	5.3%
75 and over	0.4%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clarkston	North Druid Hills
White (non-Hispanic)	10.7%	57.2%
Black or African American	70.5%	20.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	12.3%	11.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.9%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	7.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clarkston	North Druid Hills
No high school diploma	18.4%	2.8%
High school graduate	32.8%	7.3%
Some college or associate's	25.6%	14.6%
Bachelor's degree	16.6%	36.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6.6%	39.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clarkston	North Druid Hills
Drove alone	62.6%	58.5%
Carpooled	19.3%	5.3%
Public transit	5.6%	4.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.5%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.3%
Worked from home	10.2%	26.3%
Other means	2.1%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clarkston	North Druid Hills
1-unit, detached	19.0%	26.7%
1-unit, attached	7.5%	9.6%
2 to 4 units	18.3%	6.7%
5 to 19 units	39.7%	30.6%
20 or more units	15.3%	26.3%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Clarkston	North Druid Hills
Poverty rate	29.1%	12.9%
Average household size	3.74	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	32	24
Median year structure built	1978	1985