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North Druid Hills

Georgia · 17,997 residents · 3.93 sq mi
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North Druid Hills is home to 17,997 people in Georgia. This is an unusually credentialed place: 75% of adults have a four-year degree. 42% of homes are owner-occupied. Few US cities rank higher on income. This skews young, with a median age of 32.9. Households here earn about 33% more than in Georgia as a whole.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 32.9
US median: 38.9
More educated
75% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 32%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

17,997
−5%since 2000
from 18,852 in 2000
1990 – 2024
4,576 / sq mi
−11%since 2009
from 5,165 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
32.9
−1%since 2000
from 33.2 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
3.93 sq mi
Population, 19902024
14K15K17K19K21K19902000201020202024North Druid Hills
202418K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.9%(1,233)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 93.5%(629)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145%(897)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 192.4%(431)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 2411.6%(2,091)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3424.6%(4,431)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4415.9%(2,865)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 549.8%(1,767)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 648%(1,445)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 745.4%(978)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 843.2%(571)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over3.7%(659)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

$102,742
+16%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $48,530 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
$64,081
+93%since 2000
from $33,288 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
64.5%
+29.8 ptssince 2009
from 34.8% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
11.1%
−2.5 ptssince 2000
from 13.7% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
0.445
−14%since 2010
from 0.515 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Other services8.7%
US avg: 6.7%
Retail trade8.2%
US avg: 9.9%
Public administration5.1%
US avg: 4.8%
Information5.1%
US avg: 10.8%
Finance & insurance4.6%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical4.1%
US avg: 5.1%
Wholesale trade2.9%
US avg: 6.9%
Transportation & warehousing2.7%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food2.6%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.5%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.1%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.1%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

$515,900
+32%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $214,600 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
$1,874
+14%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $902 in 2000
US average: $1,442
41.6%
+3.8 ptssince 2000
from 37.8% in 2000
58.4% rent
17.1%
+7.0 ptssince 2009
from 10.1% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
2.12 people
+3%since 2009
from 2.05 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
12.1%
−15.7 ptssince 2009
from 27.8% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
50.6%
+12.9 ptssince 2009
from 37.7% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
5.0
−11%since 2009
from 5.7 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
72
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic79.6%(15,008)
Black7.2%(1,363)
Hispanic / Latino4.3%(815)
Asian6.7%(1,266)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic56.5%(10,160)
Black22%(3,961)
Hispanic / Latino6%(1,077)
Asian11.5%(2,067)
Other4.1%(732)
77
+23%since 2009
from 63 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Colombian2.2%(387)
Cuban1%(173)
Puerto Rican0.9%(160)
Mexican0.8%(146)
Venezuelan0.6%(104)
Peruvian0.1%(26)
Costa Rican0.1%(25)
Honduran0.1%(10)
Panamanian0.1%(10)
Asian origin
Chinese4.6%(828)
Asian Indian4.4%(800)
Korean1.5%(273)
Cambodian0.3%(47)
Filipino0.2%(42)
Japanese0.2%(27)
Taiwanese0.1%(20)
Vietnamese0.1%(19)
Pakistani0.1%(11)
Ancestry
English9.9%(1,789)
German7%(1,259)
American6.8%(1,225)
Irish5.2%(937)
Scottish5%(892)
Dutch3.9%(707)
Italian3%(538)
British2.8%(498)
Russian2.6%(462)
Polish2.5%(457)
West Indian2.3%(411)
+ 35 more ancestry groups with data
Nigerian1.5%(278)
Arab1.4%(258)
French1.4%(248)
Hungarian1.1%(203)
Welsh1%(184)
Jamaican1%(180)
Norwegian0.8%(149)
Scotch-Irish0.8%(149)
Swedish0.8%(145)
Ukrainian0.7%(125)
Lebanese0.5%(94)
Turkish0.5%(92)
Ethiopian0.5%(87)
Haitian0.5%(87)
Iranian0.4%(76)
Portuguese0.4%(74)
Greek0.4%(68)
Bulgarian0.3%(59)
Swiss0.3%(56)
Czech0.3%(55)
Kenyan0.3%(53)
Egyptian0.3%(48)
Palestinian0.2%(42)
Latvian0.2%(41)
Finnish0.2%(38)
Lithuanian0.2%(37)
Israeli0.2%(35)
Slovak0.2%(34)
Danish0.2%(31)
Austrian0.2%(27)
Belgian0.1%(22)
Canadian0.1%(21)
Syrian0.1%(10)
Section 05

Education

75.0%
+9.9 ptssince 2000
from 65.1% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
97.2%
+2.9 ptssince 2000
from 94.2% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
40.1%
+11.0 ptssince 2000
from 29.1% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

22.8 min
+77%since 2000
from 12.9 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
58.6%
−20.4 ptssince 2009
from 79.0% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
4.2%
−3.0 ptssince 2009
from 7.2% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
3.3%
−2.1 ptssince 2009
from 5.4% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
28.9%
+24.8 ptssince 2009
from 4.1% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
3.1%
+0.8 ptssince 2009
from 2.3% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
0.2%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
7.5%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 8.4% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

1.5%
−5.0 ptssince 2011
from 6.6% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
73.7%
+4.2 ptssince 2011
from 69.5% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
77.8%
−3.5 ptssince 2020
from 81.3% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
10.8%
−2.4 ptssince 2009
from 13.3% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
72.3%
+13.2 ptssince 2009
from 59.1% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

45.4%
−4.9 ptssince 2009
from 50.3% in 2009
54.6%
+4.9 ptssince 2009
from 49.7% in 2009
15.7%
−2.1 ptssince 2009
from 17.9% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
4.3%
−3.5 ptssince 2009
from 7.8% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
10.0%
+0.1 ptssince 2012
from 9.9% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
6.2%
−3.8 ptssince 2013
from 10.0% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
95.8%
+9.7 ptssince 2017
from 86.1% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
98.4%
+1.8 ptssince 2020
from 96.6% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
78.0%
−0.6 ptssince 2020
from 78.6% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
80.7%
+4.4 ptssince 2016
from 76.3% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
5.3%
−3.3 ptssince 2016
from 8.6% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married49.4%(3,349)
Married41.9%(2,839)
Widowed1.5%(99)
Divorced7.2%(486)
Women 15+
Never married48.3%(4,087)
Married33.2%(2,812)
Widowed5.3%(450)
Divorced13.2%(1,116)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

6.2%
−3.8 ptssince 2013
from 10.0% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
72.8%
+2.8 ptssince 2020
from 70.0% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
15.9%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 15.1% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
11.0%
−1.2 ptssince 2020
from 12.2% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
4.8%
−2.4 ptssince 2020
from 7.2% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
0.8%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 1.2% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
86.5%
+2.6 ptssince 2020
from 83.9% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
14.5%
−3.0 ptssince 2020
from 17.5% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

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)30.4%(195)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)24%(154)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era16.5%(106)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.5%(35)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.2%(14)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 642 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in North Druid Hills, Georgia?

North Druid Hills, Georgia has about 17,997 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in North Druid Hills, Georgia?

The typical household in North Druid Hills, Georgia earns about $102,742 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is North Druid Hills, Georgia expensive?

In North Druid Hills, Georgia, the median home is worth about $515,900, and the typical rent is about $1,874 a month.

How educated are people in North Druid Hills, Georgia?

About 75.0% of adults age 25 and over in North Druid Hills, Georgia hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in North Druid Hills, Georgia?

About 11.1% of people in North Druid Hills, Georgia live below the federal poverty line.

Has North Druid Hills, Georgia grown since 1990?

Yes, North Druid Hills, Georgia has grown since 1990. The population has added about 3,827 residents, a change of about 27 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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