With 20,905 people, Candler-McAfee is a city in Georgia. The median age is 43.0, about 4 years above the US median. Density works out to 3,002 people per square mile. The population has fallen 26% since 2000. The foreign-born share is 6%. The typical home is worth $259,300, having roughly tripled since 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $64,699, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 43.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
29% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 69%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Candler-McAfee
What changed most since 1990
White share5.5% → 15.9%(+10.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Black share93.8% → 73.1%(−20.6 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Population29,491 → 20,905(−29%)US over the same years: +35%
Candler-McAfee's population equals 2.7% of DeKalb County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 0.9% of the county's. Its number of residents 65 and older equals 4.8% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)18.2%(215)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)12.1%(143)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era55.3%(654)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0.9%(11)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,183 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Candler-McAfee, decade by decade
Candler-McAfee population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
29,491
$72,909
$147,124
12.1%
14.8
2000
28,294
$69,500
$153,383
11.9%
12.7
2010
23,025
$52,335
$197,516
14.6%
21.3
2020
22,468
$52,541
$173,806
24.1%
42.5
2024
20,905
$64,699
$259,300
29.5%
54.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
