DeKalb County, Georgia

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DeKalb County, Georgia is among the highest in the country for total population (86th of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher (132nd of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	DeKalb County, Georgia	Georgia	United States	Rank
Total Population	765,351	10,940,407	334,922,499	86th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$80,644	$77,353	$80,734	557th of 3,221
Median Age	36.4	37.6	38.9	2816th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	47.4%	34.9%	35.7%	132nd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$357,800	$303,300	$332,700	391st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,692	$1,393	$1,413	143rd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	13.7%	13.4%	12.5%	1529th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	6.4%	5.1%	5.2%	573rd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	2,859.3	189.6	n/a	47th of 3,222
Foreign Born	17.3%	11.2%	14.1%	153rd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.9	n/a	n/a	514th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	58.8%	65.7%	65.2%	3038th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	30.4	28.3	26.4	461st of 3,221
Worked from Home	22.6%	15.9%	15.1%	81st of 3,222
Uninsured	14.2%	n/a	n/a	843rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	37.0%	46.5%	46.9%	3014th of 3,222
Broadband Access	90.8%	n/a	n/a	282nd of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in DeKalb County, Georgia

Statistic	DeKalb County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	27.9%	49.1%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	10.6%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	50.4%	30.7%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	6.1%	4.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.2%	3.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	65.1	64.9	61.4

Age in DeKalb County, Georgia

Statistic	DeKalb County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Median Age	36.4	37.6	38.9
Under 18 %	22.7%	23.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.5%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	16.3%	13.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	14.5%	13.4%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.2%	25.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	13.8%	15.0%	17.2%

Households and families in DeKalb County, Georgia

Statistic	DeKalb County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Households	287,239	4,074,366	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.6	2.5
Family Households	57.1%	66.2%	64.2%
Households with Children	26.7%	31.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	20.1%	19.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	34.0%	27.7%	28.7%
Never Married	43.6%	35.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in DeKalb County, Georgia

Statistic	DeKalb County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Per Capita Income	$46,998	$40,924	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	14.2%	15.4%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.7%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	15.9%	17.3%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	16.2%	11.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	13.7%	13.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	30.0%	30.5%	28.2%
SNAP Households	12.8%	12.3%	n/a

Housing in DeKalb County, Georgia

Statistic	DeKalb County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Housing Units	330,830	4,541,835	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	55.6%	66.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	30.5%	16.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	13.2%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,984.0	1,992.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	41.2%	34.3%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	34.4%	31.3%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$3,310	$2,341	n/a

Education in DeKalb County, Georgia

Statistic	DeKalb County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Less than High School	9.2%	10.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	19.6%	26.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	23.7%	27.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	26.4%	21.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	21.1%	13.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in DeKalb County, Georgia

Statistic	DeKalb County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Labour Force Participation	68.3%	63.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	61.4%	70.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	3.7%	1.1%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.3%	1.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	14.4%	22.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	9.7%	10.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.3%	5.9%	n/a

Origins and language in DeKalb County, Georgia

Statistic	DeKalb County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Born in State of Residence	45.0%	53.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	8.4%	5.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	8.8%	5.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	78.9%	84.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	8.7%	8.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	17.9%	12.3%	16.7%

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