Gresham Park vs Lithonia

A side-by-side comparison of Gresham Park and Lithonia: population, income, housing, and more.

Gresham Park and Lithonia are places in Georgia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Gresham Park has the higher population (7,544 vs 2,614 in Lithonia). Gresham Park has the higher median household income ($70,101 vs $49,438 in Lithonia). Gresham Park has the higher median home value ($261,800 vs $171,500 in Lithonia).

Population, income & housing

	Gresham Park	Lithonia
Population	7,544	2,614
Median age	40.3 yrs	35.6 yrs
Median household income	$70,101	$49,438
Median home value	$261,800	$171,500
Median gross rent	$1,400	$1,282
Housing units	3,651	1,115
Homeownership rate	65.9%	33.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.6%	21.0%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	8.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gresham Park	Lithonia
Population	8,877 → 7,544 (-15.0%)	2,778 → 2,614 (-5.9%)
Median household income	$51,583 → $70,101 (+35.9%)	$32,670 → $49,438 (+51.3%)
Median home value	$144,500 → $261,800 (+81.2%)	$89,600 → $171,500 (+91.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,186 → $1,400 (+18.0%)	$917 → $1,282 (+39.8%)

Gresham Park

Population

8,8777,544

Median household income

$51,583$70,101

Median home value

$144,500$261,800

Median gross rent

$1,186$1,400

Lithonia

Population

2,7782,614

Median household income

$32,670$49,438

Median home value

$89,600$171,500

Median gross rent

$917$1,282

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gresham Park	Lithonia
Under 5	7.0%	11.9%
5 to 17	11.5%	13.5%
18 to 24	4.1%	6.4%
25 to 34	16.0%	15.5%
35 to 44	18.5%	13.0%
45 to 54	9.5%	18.0%
55 to 64	12.9%	14.2%
65 to 74	11.9%	5.1%
75 and over	8.7%	2.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gresham Park	Lithonia
White (non-Hispanic)	14.4%	2.0%
Black or African American	71.4%	84.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.9%	4.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.2%
Two or more races	4.1%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	7.1%	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gresham Park	Lithonia
No high school diploma	15.6%	16.7%
High school graduate	27.7%	28.9%
Some college or associate's	25.1%	33.5%
Bachelor's degree	19.8%	8.4%
Graduate or professional degree	11.9%	12.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gresham Park	Lithonia
Drove alone	64.5%	59.7%
Carpooled	7.8%	11.0%
Public transit	2.6%	11.3%
Walked	0.0%	4.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.9%	6.6%
Other means	6.2%	6.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gresham Park	Lithonia
1-unit, detached	75.4%	35.2%
1-unit, attached	4.6%	11.7%
2 to 4 units	8.8%	8.6%
5 to 19 units	8.5%	25.3%
20 or more units	1.8%	16.8%
Mobile home & other	0.8%	2.4%

Poverty & households

	Gresham Park	Lithonia
Poverty rate	17.6%	23.6%
Average household size	2.51	2.68
Mean commute (minutes)	31	45
Median year structure built	1967	1974