DeKalb County, Georgia Demographics

Nationwide Claims to Fame

DeKalb County is 46th out of 3,143 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

Statewide Claims to Fame

DeKalb County is 1st in Georgia out of 159 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

DeKalb County is 2nd in Georgia out of 159 other counties in Households

DeKalb County is 2nd in Georgia out of 159 other counties in Housing units

DeKalb County is 4th in Georgia out of 159 other counties in Current population (2012)

DeKalb County is 4th in Georgia out of 159 other counties in Foreign born residents

DeKalb County is 4th in Georgia out of 159 other counties in Non-farm private employees

DeKalb County is 4th in Georgia out of 159 other counties in Non-farm private establishments

DeKalb County is 4th in Georgia out of 159 other counties in Race - Asian

DeKalb County is 4th in Georgia out of 159 other counties in Retail accommodation and food service sales

DeKalb County is 4th in Georgia out of 159 other counties in Retail sales

Main Cities Within DeKalb County, Georgia

DeKalb County, Georgia Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
DeKalb County Rank Georgia US
Current population (2012) 707,089 4th 9,919,945 313,914,040
Size in square miles 267.6 112th 57,513.5 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 2,585.7 1st 168.4 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
DeKalb County Rank Georgia US
Residents younger than 5 7.3% 22nd 6.8% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 23.9% 86th 25.1% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 9.5% 150th 11.5% 13.7%
Education Demographics
DeKalb County Rank Georgia US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 88.3% 14th 84.0% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 39.3% 7th 27.5% 28.2%
Race Demographics
DeKalb County Rank Georgia US
Race - White 37.4% 153rd 62.8% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 54.6% 13th 31.2% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.6% 31st 0.5% 1.2%
Race - Asian 5.5% 4th 3.5% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.1% 71st 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 2.0% 17th 1.8% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 9.5% 32nd 9.2% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 29.9% 155th 55.1% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
DeKalb County Rank Georgia US
Female residents 52.1% 29th 51.1% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 16.3% 4th 9.7% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
DeKalb County Rank Georgia US
Housing units 303,750 2nd 4,102,992 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 36.0% 4th 20.5% 25.9%
Households 265,137 2nd 3,490,754 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 58.2% 150th 66.8% 66.1%
Home median value $185,100 12th $160,200 $186,200
People per household 2.5 122nd 2.7 2.6
Building permits (last year) 673 8th 24,350 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
DeKalb County Rank Georgia US
Income per capita $28,843 10th $25,383 $27,915
Income per household $51,712 23rd $49,736 $52,762
Income below poverty line 17.1% 112th 16.5% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
DeKalb County Rank Georgia US
Non-farm private establishments 16,003 4th 214,635 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 252,081 4th 3,328,033 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 73,184 4th 901,105 27,092,908
Retail sales $7,973,387 4th $117,516,907 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $10,867 59th $12,326 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $1,207,713 4th $16,976,235 $613,795,732

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