Candler Mcafee.
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Georgia·DeKalb County
7 tracts·23K people·$259K median·3,258/mi²
Black 73 · White 16 · Hispanic 5 · Multiracial 3 · Other 2 · Asian 0
Other 37 · Living alone 34 · Married couple 29
Health 44 · Retail 19 · Leisure 15 · Professional 10 · Manufacturing 1 · Public admin 0 · Other 10
Management · business · science · arts 42 · Sales · office 19 · Production · transport 19 · Service 15 · Construction · maintenance 5
Drive alone 62 · Work from home 21 · Carpool 12 · Transit 6 · Walk 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Candler-McAfee is $259,300 (Census ACS) — 0.6× the US median of $458,812.
Candler-McAfee has 20,905 residents across 7 census tracts and 6 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 43.0; the population is 73.2% Black, 15.9% White, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 3.1% Multiracial, 2.1% Other and 0.3% Asian; the average household has 2.6 people; 29.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 14.7% (Census ACS).
Kelley Lake Elementary School (33%), Toney Elementary School (19%) and Columbia Elementary School (17%) lead the elementary schools; McNair Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (60%); Columbia High School is the high school with reported scores (6%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,498/month, 5% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Candler-McAfee is $64,699 a year, 25% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Candler-McAfee, median rent is $1,498/month and the median home value is $259,300 (Census ACS).
Candler-McAfee reported 8.7 violent crimes and 42.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR via Dekalb County Police Dep, 2023).
Summer highs average 89°F; winter lows average 35°F; there are 86 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 52 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Candler-McAfee are hail (69), earthquake (69) and lightning (59), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.14g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Candler-McAfee, 0.7% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).