Living in DeKalb County School District, Georgia

Overview

A total of 259,428 households are located in DeKalb County School District area. Among them, 77,328 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.45 people. The total number of children in the region is 206,565 and 179,540 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

10% (67,928) of residents are non-citizens and 19% (126,863) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of DeKalb County School District, Georgia
Household	259,428
Population	680,469
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	77,328 (30%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	206,565
Total Students	179,540
Pre-Kindergarten	13,667
Kindergarten	8,942
Grade 1-8	69,185
Grade 9-12	35,051
College/Graduate School	52,695
Veterans	531,910
Non-citizen	67,928
Non-English Home Language	126,863
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

548,461 residents are over the age of 16 and 378,700 people are in labor force. Among them, 378,307 people are in civilian labor force and 393 are in armed labor force. 353,430 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 6.60%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for DeKalb County School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	344,682	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	247,881	71.92%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	37,448	10.86%
Public transportation	25,470	7.39%
Walked	4,929	1.43%
Other method	5,598	1.62%
Worked from home	23,356	6.78%
Average Commute Time	33 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	353,430	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	153,242	43.36%
Service	56,238	15.91%
Sales and office	78,159	22.11%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	21,250	6.01%
Production, transportation, and material moving	44,541	12.60%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	353,430	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	371	0.10%
Construction	16,441	4.65%
Manufacturing	20,269	5.73%
Wholesale trade	9,531	2.70%
Retail trade	38,437	10.88%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	25,552	7.23%
Information	12,511	3.54%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	24,731	7.00%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	58,201	16.47%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	80,372	22.74%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	34,004	9.62%
Other services, except public administration	16,566	4.69%
Public administration	16,444	4.65%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	353,430	-
Private wage and salary workers	291,896	82.59%
Government workers	45,323	12.82%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	15,689	4.44%
Unpaid family workers	522	0.15%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $87,563 for the 259,428 households in DeKalb County School District area, Georgia. The average income of a single worker is $35,008. 586,422 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 85.41%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	259,428	-
Less than $10,000	15,101	5.82%
$10,000 - $14,999	9,256	3.57%
$15,000 - $24,999	22,770	8.78%
$25,000 - $34,999	25,698	9.91%
$35,000 - $49,999	34,899	13.45%
$50,000 - $74,999	46,898	18.08%
$75,000 - $99,999	32,117	12.38%
$100,000 - $149,999	36,432	14.04%
$150,000 - $199,999	15,370	5.92%
More than $200,000	20,887	8.05%
Median Household Income	$60,600	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$87,563	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	150,306	-
Less than $10,000	5,908	3.93%
$10,000 - $14,999	3,495	2.33%
$15,000 - $24,999	11,540	7.68%
$25,000 - $34,999	12,563	8.36%
$35,000 - $49,999	18,062	12.02%
$50,000 - $74,999	24,941	16.59%
$75,000 - $99,999	19,642	13.07%
$100,000 - $149,999	25,458	16.94%
$150,000 - $199,999	11,765	7.83%
More than $200,000	16,932	11.27%

Median Family Income	$73,304	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$104,047	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$35,008	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$49,557	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$49,557	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	686,594	-
With health insurance coverage	586,422	85.41%
Public coverage	205,282	29.90%
Private health insurance	438,385	63.85%
Without health insurance coverage	100,172	14.59%

Housing

There are 286,366 housing units in DeKalb County School District area, Georgia with 259,428 units (90.59%) occupied. 139,067 houses (53.61%) are occupied by owner and 120,361 houses (46.39%) are rented. The average housing value is $196,100 and the average rental cost is $1,172. 5,443 houses (1.90%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 11,058 houses (3.86%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	286,366	-
Occupied	259,428	90.59%
Owner Occupied	139,067	53.61%
Renter Occupied	120,361	46.39%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	159,955	55.86%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	20,198	7.05%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	104,767	36.58%
Mobile Homes	1,433	0.50%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	13	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	286,366	-
Built 2014 or later	5,443	1.90%
Built 2010 - 2013	4,924	1.72%
Built 2000 - 2009	48,206	16.83%
Built 1990 - 1999	45,136	15.76%
Built 1980 - 1989	47,797	16.69%
Built 1970 - 1979	54,303	18.96%
Built 1960 - 1969	43,797	15.29%
Built 1950 - 1959	25,702	8.98%
Built 1949 or earlier	11,058	3.86%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	286,366	-
1 room	5,069	1.77%
2 rooms	4,260	1.49%
3 rooms	22,999	8.03%
4 rooms	43,455	15.17%
5 rooms	54,923	19.18%
6 rooms	46,842	16.36%
7 rooms	34,588	12.08%
8 rooms	32,406	11.32%
9 rooms or more	41,824	14.61%
Median Number of Rooms	5.8 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	286,366	-
no bedroom	5,291	1.85%
1 bedroom	36,060	12.59%
2 bedrooms	72,458	25.30%
3 bedrooms	97,668	34.11%
4 bedrooms	55,516	19.39%
5 bedrooms or more	19,373	6.77%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	139,067	-
Less than $50,000	5,033	3.62%
$50,000 - $99,999	18,269	13.14%
$100,000 - $149,999	25,286	18.18%
$150,000 - $199,999	22,248	16.00%
$200,000 - $299,999	24,012	17.27%
$300,000 - $499,999	27,891	20.06%
$500,000 - $999,999	14,339	10.31%
$1,000,000 or more	1,989	1.43%
Median House Value	$196,100	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	118,276	-
Less than $500	3,934	3.33%
$500 - $999	32,586	27.55%
$1,000 - $1,499	57,022	48.21%
$1,500 - $1,999	20,082	16.98%
$2,000 - $2,499	3,250	2.75%
$2,500 - $2,999	676	0.57%
$3,000 or more	726	0.61%
Median Rental Costs	$1,172	-

Demographic

A total of 692,335 people lives in DeKalb County School District area, Georgia with 328,020 male and 364,315 female. The males to female ratio is 47.38 to 52.62. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	692,335	-
Male	328,020	47.38%
Female	364,315	52.62%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	692,335	-
Under 5 years	48,875	7.06%
5 - 9 years	43,641	6.30%
10 - 14 years	42,841	6.19%
15 - 19 years	40,818	5.90%
20 - 24 years	45,691	6.60%
25 - 34 years	116,559	16.84%
35 - 44 years	97,280	14.05%
45 - 54 years	91,664	13.24%
55 - 59 years	43,266	6.25%
60 - 64 years	38,960	5.63%
65 - 74 years	52,289	7.55%
75 - 84 years	21,345	3.08%
85 years and older	9,106	1.32%
Median Age	35.7 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	692,335	-
One Race	674,125	97.37%
White	220,262	31.81%
Black or African American	390,511	56.40%
American Indian and Alaska Native	7,152	1.03%
Asian	43,618	6.30%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	318	0.05%
Other	12,264	1.77%

Two or more races	18,210	2.63%
White and Black or African American	4,639	0.67%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	1,512	0.22%
White and Asian	3,658	0.53%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	1,712	0.25%

Living in DeKalb County School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic