Decatur, GA

Census Place

2024 Population

24,518

US Senator

Jon Ossoff

Democratic Party

US Senator

Raphael Warnock

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

39.8

0.505% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

6.24%

18.9% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$139,397

0.771% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$701,400

Population & Diversity

Decatur, GA is home to a population of 24.5k people, from which 95.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, 8.41% of Decatur, GA residents were born outside of the country (2.06k people).

In 2024, there were 5.36 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (16.1k people) in Decatur, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.01k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.29k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.6%

2024 Citizenship

94.8%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.6% of Decatur, GA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Decatur, GA was 94.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Decatur, GA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Decatur, GA

White (Non-Hispanic)
16.1k ± 896
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
3.01k ± 411
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
1.29k ± 308

8.85%

Hispanic Population

2.17k people

8.85% of the people in Decatur, GA are hispanic (2.17k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Decatur, GA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Georgia.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
232,075 ± 11,701 people
India
112,556 ± 8,194 people
Jamaica
54,537 ± 5,719 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Georgia was Mexico, the natal country of 232,075 Georgia residents, followed by India with 112,556 and Jamaica with 54,537.

Foreign-Born Population

8.41%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

2.06k people

9.44%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

2.31k people

As of 2024, 8.41% of Decatur, GA residents (2.06k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Decatur, GA was 9.44%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Decatur, GA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
267 ± 152
Gulf War (2001-)
109 ± 89
Gulf War (1990s)
92 ± 48

Decatur, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.45 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Decatur, GA.

Economy

The economy of Decatur, GA employs 11.9k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Decatur, GA were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (2,352 people), Educational Services (1,929 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,264 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($140,607), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($134,853), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($128,533).

Employment

Occupations

11.9k

2024 Value

± 786

4.19%

1 Year growth

± 8.91%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Decatur, GA grew at a rate of 4.19%, from 11.4k employees to 11.9k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Decatur, GA, are Management Occupations (2,209 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (1,235 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,119 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Decatur, GA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Georgia.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Georgia (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

11.9k

2024 Value

± 786

4.19%

1 Year growth

± 8.91%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Decatur, GA grew at a rate of 4.19%, from 11.4k employees to 11.9k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Decatur, GA, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (2,352 people), Educational Services (1,929 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,264 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Decatur, GA, though some of these residents may live in Decatur, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$120,235

Median earning men ± $4,832

$76,321

Median earning women ± $5,713

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($159,545), Public Administration ($143,421), and Manufacturing ($142,446).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($128,864), Public Administration ($125,083), and Information ($115,020).

Education

The student population of Decatur, GA in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 262 male students and 1,466 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Decatur, GA are Black or African American (292 and 50.8%), White (161 and 28%), Hispanic or Latino (59 and 10.3%), and Asian (29 and 5.04%).

The largest universities in Decatur, GA by number of degrees awarded are Agnes Scott College (368 and 62%), DeVry University-Georgia (167 and 28.1%), and Columbia Theological Seminary (59 and 9.93%).

The most popular majors in Decatur, GA are Pre-Medical Studies (99 and 16.7%), Information Technology (63 and 10.6%), and Divinity & Ministry (51 and 8.59%).

The median tuition cost for private four year colleges is $50,264.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2024 in Decatur, GA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 62.4%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 17.2%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 1,728 (15.2% men and 84.8% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2024 there were 1,728 students enrolled in Decatur, GA, 15.2% men and 84.8% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Black or African American with 786 records, of which 81.2% were women and 18.8% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Other Research & Experimental Psychology
38 degrees awarded
General Business Administration & Management
36 degrees awarded
Other Business Administration, Management, & Operations
36 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Decatur, GA was Other Research & Experimental Psychology with 38 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Decatur, GA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Agnes Scott College
368 degrees awarded
DeVry University-Georgia
167 degrees awarded
Columbia Theological Seminary
59 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Agnes Scott College with 368 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2024, 113 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Decatur, GA, which is 0.235 times less than the 481 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Black or African American students. These 292 degrees mean that there were 1.81 times more degrees awarded to Black or African American students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 161 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($50,264) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($560) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,000) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Decatur, GA was $701,400 in 2024, which is 2.11 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $655,900 to $701,400, a 6.94% increase. The homeownership rate in Decatur, GA is 63.9%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Decatur, GA have an average commute time of 25.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Decatur, GA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$701,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$28,101

$6,103

Median Property Taxes

±$498

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Decatur, GA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Decatur, GA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

63.9%

Homeownership

2024

64.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 63.9% of the housing units in Decatur, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 66.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Decatur, GA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$139,397

Median Household Income

± $8,882

9.56k

Number of Households

± 658

In 2024, the median household income of the 9.56k households in Decatur, GA declined from $139,397 from the previous year's value of $140,480.

The following chart displays the households in Decatur, GA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Decatur, GA is from Georgia.

0.471

2024 Wage GINI in Georgia

0.471

2023 Wage GINI in Georgia

In 2024, the income inequality in Georgia was 0.471 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.104% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Georgia was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Georgia in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Georgia across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (47.3%)
Worked At Home (38.5%)
Walked (5.21%)

In 2024, 47.3% of workers in Decatur, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (38.5%) and those who walked to work (5.21%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

25.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Decatur, GA have a shorter commute time (25.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.71% of the workforce in Decatur, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Decatur, GA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Decatur, GA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Decatur, GA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.24% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Decatur, GA (1.49k out of 23.8k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 65 - 74, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Decatur, GA is Black, followed by White and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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