Dacula vs Lilburn

A side-by-side comparison of Dacula and Lilburn: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Lilburn has the higher population (14,939 vs 7,135 in Dacula). Dacula has the higher median household income ($74,900 vs $57,266 in Lilburn). Dacula has the higher median home value ($336,500 vs $278,600 in Lilburn).

Population, income & housing

	Dacula	Lilburn
Population	7,135	14,939
Median age	32.0 yrs	35.9 yrs
Median household income	$74,900	$57,266
Median home value	$336,500	$278,600
Median gross rent	$1,752	$1,479
Housing units	2,332	5,075
Homeownership rate	81.0%	61.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.7%	25.8%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dacula	Lilburn
Population	5,919 → 7,135 (+20.5%)	12,644 → 14,939 (+18.2%)
Median household income	$80,192 → $74,900 (-6.6%)	$58,151 → $57,266 (-1.5%)
Median home value	$174,700 → $336,500 (+92.6%)	$175,300 → $278,600 (+58.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,327 → $1,752 (+32.0%)	$1,089 → $1,479 (+35.8%)

Dacula

Population

5,9197,135

Median household income

$80,192$74,900

Median home value

$174,700$336,500

Median gross rent

$1,327$1,752

Lilburn

Population

12,64414,939

Median household income

$58,151$57,266

Median home value

$175,300$278,600

Median gross rent

$1,089$1,479

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dacula	Lilburn
Under 5	7.6%	6.1%
5 to 17	24.2%	26.2%
18 to 24	8.0%	6.7%
25 to 34	14.3%	9.8%
35 to 44	16.0%	16.1%
45 to 54	13.3%	11.8%
55 to 64	6.0%	8.1%
65 to 74	7.8%	7.9%
75 and over	2.8%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dacula	Lilburn
White (non-Hispanic)	34.8%	20.5%
Black or African American	44.3%	14.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	3.7%	12.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.8%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.2%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	15.1%	49.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dacula	Lilburn
No high school diploma	9.1%	24.0%
High school graduate	19.9%	29.7%
Some college or associate's	45.3%	20.5%
Bachelor's degree	14.1%	17.0%
Graduate or professional degree	11.7%	8.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dacula	Lilburn
Drove alone	70.4%	62.7%
Carpooled	14.6%	25.9%
Public transit	0.7%	0.6%
Walked	0.0%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	14.2%	7.8%
Other means	0.0%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dacula	Lilburn
1-unit, detached	94.0%	72.3%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	3.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.3%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	7.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	8.9%
Mobile home & other	4.4%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	Dacula	Lilburn
Poverty rate	7.8%	25.1%
Average household size	3.21	3.06
Mean commute (minutes)	39	32
Median year structure built	2001	1987