Clarkston

Population: 14,560
Median household income: $46,495
Median home value: $279,500

Clarkston, a community in DeKalb County, Georgia, has 14,560 residents. At $46,495, its median household income sits below DeKalb County's $77,683.

Between 2019 and 2023, Clarkston's population grew 14.2% from 12,750 to 14,560, while its median home value rose 127.4% from $122,900 to $279,500.

23.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 16.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 14,560
Median age: 26.6 yrs
Median household income: $46,495
Median home value: $279,500
Median gross rent: $1,355
Housing units: 5,016
Homeownership rate: 16.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.2%
Unemployment rate: 9.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,75014,560

Median household income

$41,070$46,495

Median home value

$122,900$279,500

Median gross rent

$1,024$1,355

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,750	$41,070	$122,900	$1,024
2020	12,747	$40,105	$151,500	$1,034
2021	14,455	$48,643	$164,200	$1,109
2022	14,553	$51,122	$212,500	$1,227
2023	14,560	$46,495	$279,500	$1,355

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 514.0%

5 to 1722.6%

18 to 2410.8%

25 to 3420.6%

35 to 4413.1%

45 to 547.7%

55 to 647.6%

65 to 743.3%

75 and over0.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,035	14.0%
5 to 17	3,291	22.6%
18 to 24	1,575	10.8%
25 to 34	2,996	20.6%
35 to 44	1,906	13.1%
45 to 54	1,119	7.7%
55 to 64	1,107	7.6%
65 to 74	474	3.3%
75 and over	57	0.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,559	10.7%
Black or African American	10,260	70.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	1,792	12.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	62	0.4%
Two or more races	416	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	471	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.4%

High school graduate32.8%

Some college or associate's25.6%

Bachelor's degree16.6%

Graduate or professional degree6.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,412	18.4%
High school graduate	2,509	32.8%
Some college or associate's	1,962	25.6%
Bachelor's degree	1,269	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	507	6.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone62.6%

Carpooled19.3%

Public transit5.6%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home10.2%

Other means2.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,659	62.6%
Carpooled	1,129	19.3%
Public transit	330	5.6%
Walked	2	0.0%
Bicycle	4	0.1%
Worked from home	596	10.2%
Other means	122	2.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	843	16.1%
15 to 29 min	1,574	30.0%
30 to 44 min	1,310	25.0%
45 to 59 min	828	15.8%
60+ min	691	13.2%

Households

Average household size: 3.74
Poverty rate: 29.1% (4,201 of 14,423)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,700	69.4%
Nonfamily households	1,188	30.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,888	77.5%
Vacant	1,128	22.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	643	16.5%
Renter-occupied	3,245	83.5%

1-unit, detached19.0%

1-unit, attached7.5%

2 to 4 units18.3%

5 to 19 units39.7%

20 or more units15.3%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	951	19.0%
1-unit, attached	376	7.5%
2 to 4 units	918	18.3%
5 to 19 units	1,992	39.7%
20 or more units	767	15.3%
Mobile home & other	12	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1316544
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.84 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 33.8135, -84.2418