Decatur vs North Decatur

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

Decatur and North 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 18,460 in North Decatur). Decatur has the higher median household income ($140,480 vs $110,366 in North Decatur). Decatur has the higher median home value ($655,900 vs $459,000 in North Decatur).

Population, income & housing

	Decatur	North Decatur
Population	24,470	18,460
Median age	39.6 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$140,480	$110,366
Median home value	$655,900	$459,000
Median gross rent	$1,716	$1,750
Housing units	10,475	9,575
Homeownership rate	66.1%	56.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	77.3%	74.1%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Decatur	North Decatur
Population	24,002 → 24,470 (+1.9%)	16,701 → 18,460 (+10.5%)
Median household income	$106,088 → $140,480 (+32.4%)	$79,449 → $110,366 (+38.9%)
Median home value	$521,900 → $655,900 (+25.7%)	$295,800 → $459,000 (+55.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,015 → $1,716 (+69.1%)	$1,205 → $1,750 (+45.2%)

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

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)

	Decatur	North Decatur
Under 5	6.6%	5.7%
5 to 17	22.3%	14.0%
18 to 24	6.1%	6.3%
25 to 34	9.0%	18.2%
35 to 44	13.1%	12.8%
45 to 54	17.0%	14.4%
55 to 64	11.2%	11.4%
65 to 74	8.1%	10.4%
75 and over	6.6%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Decatur	North Decatur
White (non-Hispanic)	65.2%	58.9%
Black or African American	12.5%	15.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	5.5%	11.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.1%
Two or more races	6.8%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	9.7%	8.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Decatur	North Decatur
No high school diploma	4.0%	2.4%
High school graduate	7.5%	9.9%
Some college or associate's	11.2%	13.6%
Bachelor's degree	33.8%	34.1%
Graduate or professional degree	43.5%	40.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Decatur	North Decatur
Drove alone	50.8%	59.3%
Carpooled	2.9%	9.1%
Public transit	4.2%	4.2%
Walked	5.5%	2.2%
Bicycle	1.3%	0.6%
Worked from home	34.5%	22.8%
Other means	0.7%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Decatur	North Decatur
1-unit, detached	48.1%	46.4%
1-unit, attached	9.1%	9.4%
2 to 4 units	7.7%	3.7%
5 to 19 units	7.3%	15.1%
20 or more units	27.7%	25.3%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Decatur	North Decatur
Poverty rate	5.2%	9.5%
Average household size	2.57	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	26	25
Median year structure built	1975	1974