Dacula vs Rest Haven

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

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

Dacula has the higher population (7,135 vs 51 in Rest Haven). Since 2019, Dacula's population has grown faster (+20.5% vs -27.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Dacula	Rest Haven
Population	7,135	51
Median age	32.0 yrs	42.9 yrs
Median household income	$74,900	—
Median home value	$336,500	—
Median gross rent	$1,752	$1,391
Housing units	2,332	28
Homeownership rate	81.0%	43.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.7%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dacula	Rest Haven
Population	5,919 → 7,135 (+20.5%)	70 → 51 (-27.1%)
Median household income	$80,192 → $74,900 (-6.6%)	$50,417 → $59,063 (+17.1%)
Median home value	$174,700 → $336,500 (+92.6%)	$76,300 → $87,500 (+14.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,327 → $1,752 (+32.0%)	$1,021 → $1,391 (+36.2%)

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

Rest Haven

Population

7051

Median household income

$50,417$59,063

Median home value

$76,300$87,500

Median gross rent

$1,021$1,391

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dacula	Rest Haven
Under 5	7.6%	0.0%
5 to 17	24.2%	29.4%
18 to 24	8.0%	5.9%
25 to 34	14.3%	0.0%
35 to 44	16.0%	17.6%
45 to 54	13.3%	27.5%
55 to 64	6.0%	9.8%
65 to 74	7.8%	2.0%
75 and over	2.8%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dacula	Rest Haven
White (non-Hispanic)	34.8%	37.3%
Black or African American	44.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	15.1%	58.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dacula	Rest Haven
No high school diploma	9.1%	54.5%
High school graduate	19.9%	42.4%
Some college or associate's	45.3%	3.0%
Bachelor's degree	14.1%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	11.7%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dacula	Rest Haven
Drove alone	70.4%	52.4%
Carpooled	14.6%	47.6%
Public transit	0.7%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.2%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dacula	Rest Haven
1-unit, detached	94.0%	32.1%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.4%	67.9%

Poverty & households

	Dacula	Rest Haven
Poverty rate	7.8%	58.8%
Average household size	3.21	3.19
Mean commute (minutes)	39	—
Median year structure built	2001	1992