Dunwoody, GA

Census Place

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2024 Population
51,758
US Senator
Jon Ossoff
Democratic Party
US Senator
Raphael Warnock
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
37
1.37% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
6.08%
11.3% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$121,903
11.7% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$602,900
4.06% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
28,287
2.16% 1-year growth

About

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.

87% of the residents in Dunwoody, GA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Dunwoody, GA are Atlanta School of Massage (218 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Dunwoody, GA was $602,900, and the homeownership rate was 56.2%.

Most people in Dunwoody, GA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Dunwoody, GA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Dunwoody, GA is home to a population of 51.8k people, from which 87% are citizens. As of 2024, 22.4% of Dunwoody, GA residents were born outside of the country (11.6k people).

In 2024, there were 3.49 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (27.8k people) in Dunwoody, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 7.95k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 7.61k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

87%
2024 Citizenship
86.6%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 87% of Dunwoody, GA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Dunwoody, GA was 86.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Dunwoody, GA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    27.8k ± 1.29k
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    7.95k ± 1.33k
  3. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    7.61k ± 914
11%
Hispanic Population
5.69k people

In 2024, there were 3.49 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (27.8k people) in Dunwoody, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 7.95k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 7.61k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

11% of the people in Dunwoody, GA are hispanic (5.69k people).

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

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    229,616 ± 11,639 people
  2. India
    106,959 ± 7,990 people
  3. Jamaica
    51,506 ± 5,559 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Georgia was Mexico, the natal country of 229,616 Georgia residents, followed by India with 106,959 and Jamaica with 51,506.

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Foreign-Born Population

22.4%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
11.6k people
21.9%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
11.3k people

As of 2024, 22.4% of Dunwoody, GA residents (11.6k 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 Dunwoody, GA was 21.9%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (1990s)
    638 ± 574
  2. Vietnam
    540 ± 133
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    521 ± 287

Dunwoody, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.18 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Dunwoody, GA employs 28.3k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Dunwoody, GA were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (5,669 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (3,219 people), and Finance & Insurance (2,499 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($126,840), Utilities ($122,159), and Information ($121,740).

Employment

Occupations

28.3k
2024 Value
± 1,492
2.16%
1 Year growth
± 7.35%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Dunwoody, GA grew at a rate of 2.16%, from 27.7k employees to 28.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Dunwoody, GA, are Management Occupations (4,836 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (3,659 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (2,827 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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Industries

Employment by Industries

28.3k
2024 Value
± 1,492
2.16%
1 Year growth
± 7.35%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Dunwoody, GA grew at a rate of 2.16%, from 27.7k employees to 28.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Dunwoody, GA, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (5,669 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (3,219 people), and Finance & Insurance (2,499 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

$92,534
Median earning men ± $11,803
$66,466
Median earning women ± $5,373

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($148,177), Wholesale Trade ($146,192), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($123,482).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($187,577), Public Administration ($99,509), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($98,333).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
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 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Georgia went to Donald J. Trump with 50.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.5%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.394%).

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.

Presidential Elections

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2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (50.7%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (48.5%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Chase Oliver (0.394%)
    Libertarian Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Georgia went to Donald J. Trump with 50.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.5%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.394%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Georgia for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

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 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.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Dunwoody, GA awarded 218 degrees. The student population of Dunwoody, GA in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 25 male students and 294 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Dunwoody, GA are Black or African American (128 and 58.7%), White (49 and 22.5%), Hispanic or Latino (17 and 7.8%), and Two or More Races (13 and 5.96%).

The largest universities in Dunwoody, GA by number of degrees awarded are Atlanta School of Massage (218 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Dunwoody, GA are Aesthetician & Skin Care Specialist (152 and 69.7%) and Massage Therapy (66 and 30.3%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 319 students enrolled in Dunwoody, GA, 7.84% men and 92.2% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Black or African American with 175 records, of which 92% were women and 8% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Aesthetician & Skin Care Specialist
Most Common
152 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Dunwoody, GA was Aesthetician & Skin Care Specialist with 152 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Dunwoody, GA according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Atlanta School of Massage
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
218 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Atlanta School of Massage with 218 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 19 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Dunwoody, GA, which is 0.0955 times less than the 199 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Black or African American students. These 128 degrees mean that there were 2.61 times more degrees awarded to Black or African American students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 49 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Dunwoody, GA was $602,900 in 2024, which is 1.81 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $579,400 to $602,900, a 4.06% increase. The homeownership rate in Dunwoody, GA is 56.2%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Dunwoody, GA have an average commute time of 24.9 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.

Housing

Property

$602,900
Median Property Value 2024
±$14,095
$11,934
Median Property Taxes
±$688

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

56.2%
Homeownership
2024
64.6%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 56.2% of the housing units in Dunwoody, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 54.4%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$121,903
Median Household Income
± $7,327
21.2k
Number of Households
± 1,333

In 2024, the median household income of the 21.2k households in Dunwoody, GA grew to $121,903 from the previous year's value of $109,116.

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.
0.471
2023 Wage GINI in Georgia
0.474
2022 Wage GINI in Georgia

In 2023, the income inequality in Georgia was 0.471 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.558% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Georgia was lower than than the national average of 0.476. 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.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (55.1%)
  2. Worked At Home (33.9%)
  3. Carpooled (6.95%)

In 2024, 55.1% of workers in Dunwoody, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (33.9%) and those who carpooled to work (6.95%).

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

24.9 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Dunwoody, GA have a shorter commute time (24.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.87% 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

Poverty & Diversity

6.08% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Dunwoody, GA (3.14k out of 51.6k 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 75+.

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

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

90.6% of the population of Dunwoody, GA has health coverage, with 64.5% on employee plans, 5.14% on Medicaid, 10.4% on Medicare, 9.24% on non-group plans, and 1.21% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Georgia see 1,517 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,517 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1856 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 525 patients per year.

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

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26% under 18 years, 21% between 18 and 34 years, 39.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 13.4% 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

9.42%
Uninsured
64.5%
Employer Coverage
5.14%
Medicaid
10.4%
Medicare
9.24%
Non-Group
1.21%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Dunwoody, GA grew by 13.5% from 8.3% to 9.42%.

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