Tucker

Population: 37,022
Median household income: $81,141
Median home value: $359,300

Located in DeKalb County, Georgia, Tucker is a community with a population of 37,022. Its median household income of $81,141 runs above the DeKalb County figure of $77,683.

From 2019 to 2023, Tucker's population grew 2.9% from 35,965 to 37,022, while its median home value rose 40.2% from $256,200 to $359,300.

Households average 2.53 people. The median gross rent is $1,458.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 37,022
Median age: 43.3 yrs
Median household income: $81,141
Median home value: $359,300
Median gross rent: $1,458
Housing units: 16,305
Homeownership rate: 64.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 44.0%
Unemployment rate: 6.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

35,96537,022

Median household income

$70,522$81,141

Median home value

$256,200$359,300

Median gross rent

$1,075$1,458

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	35,965	$70,522	$256,200	$1,075
2020	36,278	$74,069	$272,500	$1,132
2021	36,764	$75,377	$287,600	$1,242
2022	36,994	$80,311	$331,100	$1,366
2023	37,022	$81,141	$359,300	$1,458

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1712.6%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 3413.0%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 5415.9%

55 to 6413.1%

65 to 7410.3%

75 and over8.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,204	6.0%
5 to 17	4,660	12.6%
18 to 24	2,973	8.0%
25 to 34	4,822	13.0%
35 to 44	4,638	12.5%
45 to 54	5,892	15.9%
55 to 64	4,832	13.1%
65 to 74	3,802	10.3%
75 and over	3,199	8.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,780	37.2%
Black or African American	15,103	40.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	22	0.1%
Asian	2,387	6.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	21	0.1%
Some other race	169	0.5%
Two or more races	1,255	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,285	11.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.0%

High school graduate20.6%

Some college or associate's26.4%

Bachelor's degree23.3%

Graduate or professional degree20.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,459	9.0%
High school graduate	5,590	20.6%
Some college or associate's	7,180	26.4%
Bachelor's degree	6,339	23.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5,617	20.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone64.8%

Carpooled9.0%

Public transit1.3%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home22.3%

Other means2.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	11,178	64.8%
Carpooled	1,557	9.0%
Public transit	229	1.3%
Walked	82	0.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	3,843	22.3%
Other means	358	2.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,146	16.0%
15 to 29 min	4,646	34.7%
30 to 44 min	3,803	28.4%
45 to 59 min	1,615	12.0%
60+ min	1,194	8.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.53
Poverty rate: 11.8% (4,294 of 36,491)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,516	59.1%
Nonfamily households	5,903	40.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	14,419	88.4%
Vacant	1,886	11.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,279	64.4%
Renter-occupied	5,140	35.6%

1-unit, detached59.9%

1-unit, attached9.8%

2 to 4 units5.3%

5 to 19 units17.4%

20 or more units7.2%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	9,761	59.9%
1-unit, attached	1,592	9.8%
2 to 4 units	867	5.3%
5 to 19 units	2,833	17.4%
20 or more units	1,170	7.2%
Mobile home & other	82	0.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1377652
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 20 sq mi
Water area: 0.13 sq mi
Center point: 33.8452, -84.2021