Dunwoody, GA

Census Place

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2022 Population
51,458
0.695% 1-year growth
US Senator
Jon Ossoff
Democratic Party
US Senator
Raphael Warnock
Democratic Party
2022 Median Age
36.9
1.1% 1-year increase
2022 Poverty Rate
6.27%
1.7% 1-year increase
2022 Median Household Income
$106,710
9.03% 1-year growth
2022 Median Property Value
$545,200
16.5% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Dunwoody, GA had a population of 51.5k people with a median age of 36.9 and a median household income of $106,710. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Dunwoody, GA grew from 51,103 to 51,458, a 0.695% increase and its median household income grew from $97,868 to $106,710, a 9.03% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Dunwoody, GA are White (Non-Hispanic) (58.2%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (17%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (11.9%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.31%), and White (Hispanic) (3.2%).

None of the households in Dunwoody, GA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

86.7% of the residents in Dunwoody, GA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Dunwoody, GA are Atlanta School of Massage (228 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2022, the median property value in Dunwoody, GA was $545,200, and the homeownership rate was 55.7%.

Most people in Dunwoody, GA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25 minutes. The average car ownership in Dunwoody, GA was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Dunwoody, GA is home to a population of 51.5k people, from which 86.7% are citizens. As of 2022, 20.3% of Dunwoody, GA residents were born outside of the country (10.4k people).

In 2022, there were 3.41 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (30k people) in Dunwoody, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 8.77k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 6.12k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

86.7%
2022 Citizenship
85.6%
2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 86.7% of Dunwoody, GA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Dunwoody, GA was 85.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Dunwoody, GA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    30k ± 1.41k
  2. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    8.77k ± 994
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    6.12k ± 1.15k
9.14%
Hispanic Population
4.7k people

In 2022, there were 3.41 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (30k people) in Dunwoody, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 8.77k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 6.12k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

9.14% of the people in Dunwoody, GA are hispanic (4.7k people).

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Foreign-Born Population

20.3%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
10.4k people
21.8%
2021 Foreign-Born Population
11.1k people

As of 2022, 20.3% of Dunwoody, GA residents (10.4k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Dunwoody, GA was 21.8%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (1990s)
    747 ± 590
  2. Vietnam
    719 ± 247
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    526 ± 328

Dunwoody, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.04 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Dunwoody, GA employs 27.2k people. The largest industries in Dunwoody, GA are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (6,188 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,372 people), and Finance & Insurance (2,363 people), and the highest paying industries are Public Administration ($116,207), Utilities ($109,722), and Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($106,866).

Occupations

27.2k
2022 Value
± 1,483
2.29%
1 Year growth
± 7.56%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Dunwoody, GA grew at a rate of 2.29%, from 26.6k employees to 27.2k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Dunwoody, GA, are Management Occupations (4,570 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (4,098 people), and Computer & Mathematical Occupations (2,775 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Dunwoody, GA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

27.2k
2022 Value
± 1,483
2.29%
1 Year growth
± 7.56%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Dunwoody, GA grew at a rate of 2.29%, from 26.6k employees to 27.2k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Dunwoody, GA, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (6,188 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,372 people), and Finance & Insurance (2,363 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Dunwoody, GA, though some of these residents may live in Dunwoody, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$93,078
Median earning men ± $7,254
$60,902
Median earning women ± $6,082

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Public Administration ($136,034), Manufacturing ($114,643), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($108,359).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($105,058), Information ($99,760), and Public Administration ($96,786).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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2.94%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.87M people employed in Georgia. This represents a 2.94% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Georgia.

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Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Georgia went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 49.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (49.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.24%).

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing the state of Georgia. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Georgia is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Georgia

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Jon Ossoff
Senator from Georgia2
Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Inauguration delayed as incumbent senator David Perdue's term expired on January 3, 2021, two days prior to the 2020-21 United States Senate election in Georgia|runoff election.
Raphael Warnock
Senator from Georgia3
Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Elected to the seat to succeed Kelly Loeffler, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of Johnny Isakson.

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing Georgia.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Georgia over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representatives from Georgia

Georgia is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Georgia have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Education

In 2022, universities in Dunwoody, GA awarded 228 degrees. The student population of Dunwoody, GA in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 25 male students and 308 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Dunwoody, GA are Black or African American (136 and 59.6%), followed by White (56 and 24.6%), Hispanic or Latino (14 and 6.14%), and Two or More Races (14 and 6.14%).

The largest universities in Dunwoody, GA by number of degrees awarded are Atlanta School of Massage (228 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Dunwoody, GA are Aesthetician & Skin Care Specialist (172 and 75.4%) and Massage Therapy (56 and 24.6%).

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Educational Pyramid

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In 2022, 1.08% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.03% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

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Educational Attainment

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The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (2.33M), Some college (1.78M), and Bachelors Degree (1.56M).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Dunwoody, GA was $545,200 in 2022, which is 1.93 times larger than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $468,000 to $545,200, a 16.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Dunwoody, GA is 55.7%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Dunwoody, GA have an average commute time of 25 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Dunwoody, GA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Dunwoody, GA is $106,710. In 2022, the place with the highest median household income in Dunwoody, GA was Census Tract 212.13 with a value of $220,429, followed by Census Tract 212.10 and Census Tract 212.11, with respective values of $213,750 and $151,458.

Property

$545,200
Median Property Value 2022
±$13,671
$11,973
Median Property Taxes
±$684

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 Dunwoody, GA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

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Rent vs Own

55.7%
Homeownership
2022
64.6%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2022

In 2022, 55.7% of the housing units in Dunwoody, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 54.3%.

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Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)
  1. Census Tract 212.13
  2. Census Tract 212.10
  3. Census Tract 212.11

In 2022, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Dunwoody, GA was Census Tract 212.13 with a value of $220,429, followed by Census Tract 212.10 and Census Tract 212.11, with respective values of $213,750 and $151,458.

The following map shows all of the places in Dunwoody, GA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

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$106,710
Median Household Income
± $7,349
21.5k
Number of Households
± 1,326

In 2022, the median household income of the 21.5k households in Dunwoody, GA grew to $106,710 from the previous year's value of $97,868.

The following chart displays the households in Dunwoody, 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Dunwoody, GA is from Georgia.
0.474
2022 Wage GINI in Georgia
0.475
2021 Wage GINI in Georgia

In 2022, the income inequality in Georgia was 0.474 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.224% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Georgia was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Georgia in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022
  1. Drove Alone (60.6%)
  2. Worked At Home (25.9%)
  3. Carpooled (7.64%)

In 2022, 60.6% of workers in Dunwoody, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (25.9%) and those who carpooled to work (7.64%).

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.

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Commute Time

25 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Dunwoody, GA have a shorter commute time (25 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 0.878% of the workforce in Dunwoody, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty & Diversity

6.27% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Dunwoody, GA (3.22k out of 51.3k 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 Females 45 - 54, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Dunwoody, GA is Hispanic, followed by White and Other.

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.

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Health

91.9% of the population of Dunwoody, GA has health coverage, with 64.7% on employee plans, 5.25% on Medicaid, 10.6% on Medicare, 9.67% on non-group plans, and 1.6% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in DeKalb County, GA see 914 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.219% increase from the previous year (912 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1640 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 281 patients per year.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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914 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in DeKalb County, GA

Primary care physicians in DeKalb County, GA see an average of 914 patients per year. This represents a 0.219% increase from the previous year (912 patients).

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Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.1% under 18 years, 21% between 18 and 34 years, 38.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.9% were men and 52.1% were women.

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Uninsured People

8.11%
Uninsured
64.7%
Employer Coverage
5.25%
Medicaid
10.6%
Medicare
9.67%
Non-Group
1.6%
Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Dunwoody, GA grew by 6.84% from 7.59% to 8.11%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Dunwoody, GA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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