North Decatur vs Redan

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

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

Redan has the higher population (30,426 vs 18,460 in North Decatur). North Decatur has the higher median household income ($110,366 vs $63,226 in Redan). North Decatur has the higher median home value ($459,000 vs $197,600 in Redan).

Population, income & housing

	North Decatur	Redan
Population	18,460	30,426
Median age	39.0 yrs	38.2 yrs
Median household income	$110,366	$63,226
Median home value	$459,000	$197,600
Median gross rent	$1,750	$1,436
Housing units	9,575	12,250
Homeownership rate	56.7%	58.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	74.1%	27.7%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	9.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Decatur	Redan
Population	16,701 → 18,460 (+10.5%)	31,873 → 30,426 (-4.5%)
Median household income	$79,449 → $110,366 (+38.9%)	$49,464 → $63,226 (+27.8%)
Median home value	$295,800 → $459,000 (+55.2%)	$115,100 → $197,600 (+71.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,205 → $1,750 (+45.2%)	$1,134 → $1,436 (+26.6%)

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

Redan

Population

31,87330,426

Median household income

$49,464$63,226

Median home value

$115,100$197,600

Median gross rent

$1,134$1,436

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Decatur	Redan
Under 5	5.7%	6.3%
5 to 17	14.0%	14.3%
18 to 24	6.3%	7.2%
25 to 34	18.2%	18.7%
35 to 44	12.8%	11.5%
45 to 54	14.4%	11.7%
55 to 64	11.4%	15.9%
65 to 74	10.4%	11.1%
75 and over	6.7%	3.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Decatur	Redan
White (non-Hispanic)	58.9%	2.9%
Black or African American	15.7%	91.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	11.5%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.1%	0.7%
Two or more races	5.8%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	8.0%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Decatur	Redan
No high school diploma	2.4%	6.4%
High school graduate	9.9%	30.5%
Some college or associate's	13.6%	35.4%
Bachelor's degree	34.1%	17.3%
Graduate or professional degree	40.0%	10.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Decatur	Redan
Drove alone	59.3%	68.9%
Carpooled	9.1%	9.3%
Public transit	4.2%	6.9%
Walked	2.2%	0.1%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.1%
Worked from home	22.8%	13.3%
Other means	1.8%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Decatur	Redan
1-unit, detached	46.4%	69.6%
1-unit, attached	9.4%	10.4%
2 to 4 units	3.7%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	15.1%	13.8%
20 or more units	25.3%	4.1%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	North Decatur	Redan
Poverty rate	9.5%	11.9%
Average household size	2.24	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	25	35
Median year structure built	1974	1985