DECATUR, GA

A population of 24.8k people, with a median age of 37.9 and a household income of $114,615, lived in Decatur, Georgia in 2020. Decatur, Georgia saw population growth of 3.38% between 2019 and 2020, from 24,002 to 24,814, and income growth of 8.04%, from $106,088 to $114,615.

White (non-Hispanic) (68.2%), Black or African American (non-Hispanic) (16.1%), Two+ (non-Hispanic) (5.8%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (3.75%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (3.36%) make up Decatur, Georgia's top 5 ethnic groupings.

None of the households in Decatur, Georgia indicated that their primary shared language was anything other than English. Only the principal self-reported language used by all household members is taken into account here, not the potential multilingual character of households.

In Decatur, Georgia, 95.2% of the population is an American citizen.

DeVry University-Georgia (313 degrees conferred in 2020), Agnes Scott College (270 degrees), and Columbia Theological Seminary are the top three universities in Decatur, Georgia (60 degrees).

In 2020, Decatur, Georgia had a median property value of $547,300 and a 66.9% homeownership rate. The majority of residents of Decatur, Georgia commuted alone by car, and the trip took an average of 27.3 minutes. In Decatur, Georgia, there were typically two cars per family.

Diversity

There are 24.8k people living in Decatur, Georgia, and 95.2% of them are citizens. 8.7% of Decatur, GA residents were born abroad as of the year 2020. (2.16k people).

In Decatur, Georgia, White (non-Hispanic) persons (16,900) made up 4.23 times more of the population in 2020 than any other race or ethnicity. The second and third most prevalent ethnic groupings were 4k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.44k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) inhabitants.

Ethnicity and Race

In Decatur, Georgia, White (non-Hispanic) persons (16,900) made up 4.23 times more of the population in 2020 than any other race or ethnicity. The second and third most prevalent ethnic groupings were 4k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.44k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) inhabitants.

In Decatur, Georgia, 5.91% of the population is Hispanic (1.47k people).

Population Born Abroad

2.16k persons in Decatur, Georgia were citizens of other countries as of 2020, which is less than the 13.5% national average. The percentage of citizens who were born outside of the United States in Decatur, Georgia, was 8.08% in 2019, and it has been rising since then.

By Nativity, Age

The average age of all residents in Decatur, Georgia, was 37.9 in 2020. With a median age of 37, residents who were born in the United States were typically younger than those who were born abroad, who had a median age of 40. However, the population of Decatur, Georgia, is aging. The average age of all people living in Decatur, Georgia, in 2019 was 37.

Worldwide Diversity

Mexico accounted for 234,298 of the foreign-born residents of Georgia in 2020, followed by India (98,606) and Jamaica (44,462) as the most frequent birthplaces.

Citizenship

The percentage of US citizens living in Decatur, Georgia as of 2020 was 95.2%, greater than the 93.4% national average. In Decatur, Georgia, 96.2% of people were US citizens in 2019, indicating a declining citizenship rate.

Veterans

Veterans Decatur, Georgia has a significant military presence, 2.52 times more than any other combat, from Vietnam.

Economy

Georgia's gender wage disparity is 1.35 times greater for men than for women, who earn $51,276 on average. Georgia's income inequality, as determined by the Gini index, is 0.476, which is lower than the US average.

10.9k people work in Decatur, Georgia's economy. The most populous industries in Decatur, Georgia are professional, scientific, and technical services (2,290 people), educational services (1,757 people), and health care & social assistance (1,160 people), while wholesale trade, information, and transportation & warehousing pay the highest wages ($134,853, $118,664, and $113,611, respectively).