Dunwoody

Population: 51,563
Median household income: $109,116
Median home value: $579,400

Located in DeKalb County, Georgia, Dunwoody is a community with a population of 51,563. Its median household income of $109,116 runs above the DeKalb County figure of $77,683.

From 2019 to 2023, Dunwoody's population grew 4.4% from 49,371 to 51,563, while its median home value rose 33.8% from $432,900 to $579,400.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 55.1% of the population. 56.0% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 51,563
Median age: 36.5 yrs
Median household income: $109,116
Median home value: $579,400
Median gross rent: $1,806
Housing units: 23,588
Homeownership rate: 54.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 71.7%
Unemployment rate: 1.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

49,37151,563

Median household income

$96,057$109,116

Median home value

$432,900$579,400

Median gross rent

$1,468$1,806

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	49,371	$96,057	$432,900	$1,468
2020	49,466	$96,470	$446,800	$1,457
2021	51,103	$97,868	$468,000	$1,610
2022	51,458	$106,710	$545,200	$1,721
2023	51,563	$109,116	$579,400	$1,806

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

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1718.3%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 3415.8%

35 to 4416.4%

45 to 5412.6%

55 to 649.5%

65 to 746.9%

75 and over6.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,424	6.6%
5 to 17	9,437	18.3%
18 to 24	3,619	7.0%
25 to 34	8,135	15.8%
35 to 44	8,453	16.4%
45 to 54	6,472	12.6%
55 to 64	4,914	9.5%
65 to 74	3,573	6.9%
75 and over	3,536	6.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	28,423	55.1%
Black or African American	7,256	14.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	8,006	15.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	529	1.0%
Two or more races	1,775	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,574	10.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.1%

High school graduate7.9%

Some college or associate's16.3%

Bachelor's degree39.2%

Graduate or professional degree32.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,441	4.1%
High school graduate	2,774	7.9%
Some college or associate's	5,730	16.3%
Bachelor's degree	13,770	39.2%
Graduate or professional degree	11,368	32.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone56.0%

Carpooled8.6%

Public transit2.0%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home30.8%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	15,299	56.0%
Carpooled	2,344	8.6%
Public transit	549	2.0%
Walked	384	1.4%
Bicycle	8	0.0%
Worked from home	8,408	30.8%
Other means	350	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,008	21.2%
15 to 29 min	8,140	43.0%
30 to 44 min	4,195	22.2%
45 to 59 min	1,801	9.5%
60+ min	790	4.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.40
Poverty rate: 6.9% (3,520 of 51,349)

	Count	Share
Family households	12,422	57.9%
Nonfamily households	9,037	42.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	21,459	91.0%
Vacant	2,129	9.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	11,683	54.4%
Renter-occupied	9,776	45.6%

1-unit, detached43.4%

1-unit, attached6.6%

2 to 4 units1.5%

5 to 19 units14.8%

20 or more units33.6%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	10,233	43.4%
1-unit, attached	1,551	6.6%
2 to 4 units	352	1.5%
5 to 19 units	3,495	14.8%
20 or more units	7,917	33.6%
Mobile home & other	40	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1324768
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 13 sq mi
Water area: 0.22 sq mi
Center point: 33.9414, -84.3127