Druid Hills

Population: 8,278
Median household income: $140,466
Median home value: $790,900

Druid Hills, a community in DeKalb County, Georgia, has 8,278 residents. The median household income of $140,466 is above the DeKalb County median ($77,683).

Between 2019 and 2023, Druid Hills's population declined 1.0% from 8,365 to 8,278, while its median home value rose 22.5% from $645,600 to $790,900.

Households average 2.26 people. The median gross rent is $2,012.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,278
Median age: 37.9 yrs
Median household income: $140,466
Median home value: $790,900
Median gross rent: $2,012
Housing units: 3,893
Homeownership rate: 59.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 84.9%
Unemployment rate: 5.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,3658,278

Median household income

$129,740$140,466

Median home value

$645,600$790,900

Median gross rent

$1,475$2,012

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,365	$129,740	$645,600	$1,475
2020	8,525	$121,970	$659,700	$1,610
2021	8,611	$137,576	$698,000	$1,714
2022	8,467	$138,262	$744,600	$1,968
2023	8,278	$140,466	$790,900	$2,012

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

Age distribution

Under 54.1%

5 to 1710.2%

18 to 247.7%

25 to 3423.4%

35 to 4410.2%

45 to 5410.1%

55 to 6416.8%

65 to 7410.1%

75 and over7.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	339	4.1%
5 to 17	841	10.2%
18 to 24	640	7.7%
25 to 34	1,938	23.4%
35 to 44	844	10.2%
45 to 54	838	10.1%
55 to 64	1,394	16.8%
65 to 74	834	10.1%
75 and over	610	7.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,318	76.3%
Black or African American	291	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	659	8.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	30	0.4%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	378	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	602	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.3%

High school graduate5.0%

Some college or associate's8.7%

Bachelor's degree38.3%

Graduate or professional degree46.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	84	1.3%
High school graduate	326	5.0%
Some college or associate's	564	8.7%
Bachelor's degree	2,475	38.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3,009	46.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone60.3%

Carpooled3.5%

Public transit1.2%

Walked6.7%

Bicycle1.4%

Worked from home26.5%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,549	60.3%
Carpooled	146	3.5%
Public transit	51	1.2%
Walked	282	6.7%
Bicycle	58	1.4%
Worked from home	1,122	26.5%
Other means	18	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	906	29.2%
15 to 29 min	1,209	38.9%
30 to 44 min	633	20.4%
45 to 59 min	237	7.6%
60+ min	119	3.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.26
Poverty rate: 9.7% (789 of 8,105)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,857	51.9%
Nonfamily households	1,722	48.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,579	91.9%
Vacant	314	8.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,118	59.2%
Renter-occupied	1,461	40.8%

1-unit, detached53.2%

1-unit, attached4.6%

2 to 4 units3.3%

5 to 19 units15.1%

20 or more units23.5%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,070	53.2%
1-unit, attached	181	4.6%
2 to 4 units	129	3.3%
5 to 19 units	588	15.1%
20 or more units	916	23.5%
Mobile home & other	9	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1324264
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.98 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 33.7841, -84.3292