Moving to Decatur, Georgia

About Decatur, Georgia
Decatur

Decatur () is a city and the county seat of DeKalb County, Georgia, United States, part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. With a population of 24,928 in the 2020 census, the municipality is sometimes assumed to be larger since multiple ZIP Codes in unincorporated DeKalb County bear Decatur as the address.

The city is served by three MARTA rail stations (Decatur, East Lake, and Avondale). The city is located approximately five miles (eight kilometers) northeast of Downtown Atlanta and shares its western border with both the city of Atlanta (the Kirkwood and Lake Claire neighborhoods) and unincorporated DeKalb County. The Druid Hills neighborhood is to the northwest of Decatur.

Gender
Gender Decatur Georgia Country
Female 53.2% 51.4% 50.8%
Male 46.8% 48.6% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Decatur Georgia Country
Less than $10,000 5.9% 6.6% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 4.2% 4.2% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 4.7% 9% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 5.8% 9.3% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 5.7% 12.5% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 8.3% 17.6% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 8.6% 12.7% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 16.5% 14.9% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 12.9% 6.3% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 27.4% 6.9% 8.3%
Education


Education Decatur Georgia Country
< 9th Grade 1% 4% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 4% 8% 7.0%
High School or GED 10% 28% 27.0%
Other College 8% 20% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 4% 8% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 33% 20% 20.0%
Master's Degree 22% 9% 9.0%
Professional Degree 11% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 7% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Decatur Georgia Country
White 68.2% 52.1% 60.1%
African American 16.1% 31.1% 12.2%
American Indian 0.2% 0.2% 0.6%
Asian 3.7% 4.1% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0.1% 0.2%
Other 0.1% 0.4% 0.3%
Multiracial 5.8% 2.5% 2.8%
Hispanic 5.9% 9.6% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity