Decatur

Population: 24,470
Median household income: $140,480
Median home value: $655,900

Decatur, a community in DeKalb County, Georgia, has 24,470 residents. The median household income of $140,480 is above the DeKalb County median ($77,683).

From 2019 to 2023, Decatur's population grew 1.9% from 24,002 to 24,470, while its median home value rose 25.7% from $521,900 to $655,900.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 65.2% of the population. 50.8% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 24,470
Median age: 39.6 yrs
Median household income: $140,480
Median home value: $655,900
Median gross rent: $1,716
Housing units: 10,475
Homeownership rate: 66.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 77.3%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

24,00224,470

Median household income

$106,088$140,480

Median home value

$521,900$655,900

Median gross rent

$1,015$1,716

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	24,002	$106,088	$521,900	$1,015
2020	24,814	$114,615	$547,300	$1,339
2021	24,334	$123,617	$583,900	$1,456
2022	24,421	$129,992	$654,400	$1,611
2023	24,470	$140,480	$655,900	$1,716

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

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1722.3%

18 to 246.1%

25 to 349.0%

35 to 4413.1%

45 to 5417.0%

55 to 6411.2%

65 to 748.1%

75 and over6.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,611	6.6%
5 to 17	5,461	22.3%
18 to 24	1,504	6.1%
25 to 34	2,205	9.0%
35 to 44	3,198	13.1%
45 to 54	4,165	17.0%
55 to 64	2,752	11.2%
65 to 74	1,971	8.1%
75 and over	1,603	6.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	15,964	65.2%
Black or African American	3,061	12.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	47	0.2%
Asian	1,349	5.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	13	0.1%
Two or more races	1,664	6.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,372	9.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.0%

High school graduate7.5%

Some college or associate's11.2%

Bachelor's degree33.8%

Graduate or professional degree43.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	637	4.0%
High school graduate	1,192	7.5%
Some college or associate's	1,783	11.2%
Bachelor's degree	5,371	33.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6,911	43.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone50.8%

Carpooled2.9%

Public transit4.2%

Walked5.5%

Bicycle1.3%

Worked from home34.5%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,752	50.8%
Carpooled	325	2.9%
Public transit	481	4.2%
Walked	628	5.5%
Bicycle	151	1.3%
Worked from home	3,910	34.5%
Other means	74	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,929	26.0%
15 to 29 min	2,466	33.3%
30 to 44 min	1,991	26.9%
45 to 59 min	658	8.9%
60+ min	367	5.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.57
Poverty rate: 5.2% (1,243 of 23,699)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,841	63.3%
Nonfamily households	3,383	36.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,224	88.1%
Vacant	1,251	11.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,095	66.1%
Renter-occupied	3,129	33.9%

1-unit, detached48.1%

1-unit, attached9.1%

2 to 4 units7.7%

5 to 19 units7.3%

20 or more units27.7%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,038	48.1%
1-unit, attached	952	9.1%
2 to 4 units	806	7.7%
5 to 19 units	766	7.3%
20 or more units	2,903	27.7%
Mobile home & other	10	0.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1322052
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.61 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 33.7711, -84.2958