Decatur, Georgia

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Demographics

City Avg.

County Avg.

State Avg.

National Avg.

Neighborhood type

Population

19,053

5,138,223

9,363,941

299,398,484

Pop. density

4,556.1

613.2

161.5

81.6

Percent male

43.3%

49.8%

49.8%

49.1%

Percent female

56.7%

50.2%

50.2%

50.9%

Median age

37.6

33.8

34.5

38.8

People per household

2.1

2.7

2.6

2.6

Median household income

$60,158

$59,747

$48,156

$45,937

Average income per capita

$37,585

$27,907

$24,930

$23,868

Crime

City Avg.

County Avg.

State Avg.

National Avg.

Violent crime risk index

6.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

Property crime risk index

7.0

4.0

3.0

3.0

Housing

City Avg.

County Avg.

State Avg.

National Avg.

Median home value

$399,000

$270,000

$228,400

$323,700

Median age of homes

51.0

20.0

22.0

27.0

Home appreciation

0.6%

0.2%

0.3%

-2.8%

Homes - owned

55.3%

64.3%

63.1%

64.7%

Homes - rented

40.1%

30.2%

29.1%

21.5%

Homes - vacant

5.2%

5.5%

8.2%

14.4%

Commuting by bus

10.2%

3.2%

2.2%

2.0%

Commuting by carpool

5.6%

13.5%

14.3%

14.4%

Commuting by auto

73.1%

78.4%

77.5%

71.0%

Working at home

5.0%

3.5%

2.8%

5.4%

Family Facts

City Avg.

County Avg.

State Avg.

National Avg.

Currently married

37.0%

51.7%

51.7%

57.5%

Never married

37.0%

28.1%

26.5%

24.6%

Divorced

10.9%

10.1%

10.2%

7.6%

Widowed

8.2%

4.7%

5.9%

7.4%

Separated

7.0%

5.1%

5.7%

2.8%

Married - w/ children

13.6%

26.5%

25.1%

28.1%

Married - no children

17.8%

26.0%

27.0%

31.0%

Single - w/ children

8.1%

9.8%

10.2%

9.4%

Single - no children

61.0%

37.8%

37.9%

30.3%


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