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Georgia·DeKalb County
7 tracts·23K people·$701K median·5,078/mi²
White 66 · Black 12 · Hispanic 9 · Multiracial 8 · Asian 5 · Other 0
Married couple 52 · Living alone 33 · Other 15
Public admin 46 · Health 22 · Professional 16 · Leisure 8 · Retail 4 · Manufacturing 2 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 75 · Sales · office 14 · Service 7 · Production · transport 3 · Construction · maintenance 1
Drive alone 47 · Work from home 37 · Carpool 6 · Walk 5 · Transit 5 · Bike 1
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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 Decatur is $701,400 (Census ACS) — 1.5× the US median of $458,812.
Decatur has 24,518 residents across 6 census tracts and 6 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 39.8; the population is 65.9% White, 12.3% Black, 8.8% Hispanic or Latino, 7.8% Multiracial, 4.8% Asian and 0.3% Other; the average household has 2.5 people; 76.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 6.2% (Census ACS).
Fifth Avenue Upper Elementary School (75%) and Talley Street Upper Elementary School (72%) lead the elementary schools; Beacon Hill Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (87%); Decatur High School is the high school with reported scores (33%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,655/month, 5% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Decatur is $139,397 a year, 62% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Decatur, median rent is $1,655/month and the median home value is $701,400 (Census ACS).
Decatur reported 0.9 violent crimes and 23.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 88°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 Decatur are hail (78), earthquake (72) and ice storm (69), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.14g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Decatur, 5.2% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).