Gresham Park

Population: 7,544
Median household income: $70,101
Median home value: $261,800

Gresham Park is a community in DeKalb County, Georgia, home to 7,544 residents. At $70,101, its median household income sits below DeKalb County's $77,683.

Between 2019 and 2023, Gresham Park's population declined 15.0% from 8,877 to 7,544, while its median home value rose 81.2% from $144,500 to $261,800.

64.5% of workers drive to work alone. 75.4% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,544
Median age: 40.3 yrs
Median household income: $70,101
Median home value: $261,800
Median gross rent: $1,400
Housing units: 3,651
Homeownership rate: 65.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,8777,544

Median household income

$51,583$70,101

Median home value

$144,500$261,800

Median gross rent

$1,186$1,400

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,877	$51,583	$144,500	$1,186
2020	9,148	$63,935	$189,400	$1,294
2021	8,569	$58,125	$196,600	$1,302
2022	7,816	$66,071	$242,600	$1,420
2023	7,544	$70,101	$261,800	$1,400

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

Age distribution

Under 57.0%

5 to 1711.5%

18 to 244.1%

25 to 3416.0%

35 to 4418.5%

45 to 549.5%

55 to 6412.9%

65 to 7411.9%

75 and over8.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	525	7.0%
5 to 17	871	11.5%
18 to 24	306	4.1%
25 to 34	1,204	16.0%
35 to 44	1,398	18.5%
45 to 54	713	9.5%
55 to 64	971	12.9%
65 to 74	898	11.9%
75 and over	658	8.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,090	14.4%
Black or African American	5,384	71.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	86	1.1%
Asian	141	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	308	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	534	7.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.6%

High school graduate27.7%

Some college or associate's25.1%

Bachelor's degree19.8%

Graduate or professional degree11.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	912	15.6%
High school graduate	1,616	27.7%
Some college or associate's	1,466	25.1%
Bachelor's degree	1,154	19.8%
Graduate or professional degree	694	11.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone64.5%

Carpooled7.8%

Public transit2.6%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home18.9%

Other means6.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,375	64.5%
Carpooled	286	7.8%
Public transit	97	2.6%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	696	18.9%
Other means	229	6.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	376	12.6%
15 to 29 min	1,150	38.5%
30 to 44 min	723	24.2%
45 to 59 min	463	15.5%
60+ min	275	9.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.51
Poverty rate: 17.6% (1,327 of 7,544)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,683	56.1%
Nonfamily households	1,318	43.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,001	82.2%
Vacant	650	17.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,978	65.9%
Renter-occupied	1,023	34.1%

1-unit, detached75.4%

1-unit, attached4.6%

2 to 4 units8.8%

5 to 19 units8.5%

20 or more units1.8%

Mobile home & other0.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,754	75.4%
1-unit, attached	169	4.6%
2 to 4 units	322	8.8%
5 to 19 units	309	8.5%
20 or more units	66	1.8%
Mobile home & other	31	0.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1335240
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.81 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 33.7070, -84.3120