COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

DeKalb County

Georgia · 545,837 residents · 268 sq mi

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DeKalb County is a county of 545,837 people in Georgia. 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 20% nationally. Households here earn about 23% more than in Georgia as a whole. There are 120,028 fewer people here than in 2000. Owners hold 58% of the housing stock. Median household income runs $35,721, well clear of the $30,130 US median.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.0

US median: 33.0

More educated

33% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 10%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

545,837

−18%vs 2000

vs 665,865 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.0

−1%vs 2000

vs 32.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

268 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024765K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.1%(38,751)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.6%(35,995)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.2%(34,035)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.9%(37,523)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.5%(46,212)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3421.1%(114,907)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417.2%(93,707)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.6%(58,123)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.4%(40,289)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.2%(28,400)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.5%(13,494)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.8%(4,401)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$35,721

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $49,117 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$17,115

−29%vs 2000

vs $23,968 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.9%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$90,900

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $133,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$552

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $767 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

57.8%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 58.5% in 2000

42.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic32.2%(214,685)

Black53.8%(358,381)

Hispanic / Latino7.9%(52,542)

Asian4%(26,483)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic53.6%(292,421)

Black42.2%(230,532)

Hispanic / Latino2.7%(14,491)

Asian2.9%(15,970)

Other1.3%(6,914)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican4.2%(32,070)

Central American3%(23,039)

Guatemalan1.6%(12,096)

South American1.3%(10,224)

Puerto Rican0.8%(5,741)

Honduran0.6%(4,558)

Colombian0.5%(4,118)

Cuban0.5%(3,547)

Salvadoran0.4%(2,998)

Venezuelan0.3%(2,213)

Nicaraguan0.3%(1,949)

Peruvian0.2%(1,719)

+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data

Dominican0.2%(1,341)

Panamanian0.2%(1,164)

Spaniard0.1%(830)

Argentine0.1%(762)

Chilean0.1%(675)

Ecuadorian0%(343)

Costa Rican0%(274)

Uruguayan0%(129)

Paraguayan0%(108)

Bolivian0%(84)

Asian origin

Asian Indian2%(15,279)

Chinese1%(7,673)

Vietnamese0.6%(4,401)

Korean0.5%(3,460)

Burmese0.4%(3,230)

Bangladeshi0.3%(2,517)

Filipino0.3%(2,022)

Kazakh0.2%(1,422)

Nepalese0.2%(1,344)

Pakistani0.1%(952)

Japanese0.1%(758)

Bhutanese0.1%(684)

+ 11 more asian origin groups with data

Cambodian0.1%(614)

Taiwanese0.1%(484)

Thai0%(379)

Laotian0%(168)

Sri Lankan0%(131)

Malaysian0%(61)

Hmong0%(39)

Okinawan0%(30)

Indonesian0%(22)

Uzbek0%(8)

Mongolian0%(5)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0%(319)

Native Hawaiian0%(187)

Chamorro0%(151)

Tongan0%(150)

Chuukese0%(27)

Marshallese0%(15)

Ancestry

English6.6%(50,671)

Subsaharan African5.4%(41,284)

German5.2%(40,115)

American4.6%(35,547)

Irish4.4%(33,554)

West Indian3.2%(24,441)

Jamaican1.8%(14,152)

Italian1.8%(13,865)

Ethiopian1.5%(11,370)

Scottish1.5%(11,338)

Polish1.1%(8,224)

French1%(7,303)

+ 51 more ancestry groups with data

Nigerian0.9%(6,570)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(6,335)

Russian0.7%(5,343)

Arab0.5%(3,674)

British0.5%(3,455)

Haitian0.4%(3,344)

Dutch0.4%(3,300)

Swedish0.4%(3,293)

Welsh0.4%(2,949)

Guyanese0.3%(2,664)

Greek0.3%(2,612)

Somali0.3%(2,502)

Norwegian0.3%(2,385)

Danish0.2%(1,545)

Czech0.2%(1,411)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.2%(1,389)

Ukrainian0.2%(1,336)

Hungarian0.2%(1,239)

Lebanese0.1%(1,129)

French Canadian0.1%(1,128)

Austrian0.1%(1,035)

Kenyan0.1%(966)

Iranian0.1%(934)

Lithuanian0.1%(933)

Swiss0.1%(883)

Turkish0.1%(881)

Portuguese0.1%(839)

Israeli0.1%(763)

Ghanaian0.1%(727)

Canadian0.1%(700)

Brazilian0.1%(663)

Finnish0.1%(495)

Romanian0.1%(478)

Belgian0.1%(401)

Croatian0%(376)

Iraqi0%(362)

Serbian0%(344)

Slovak0%(331)

Egyptian0%(329)

Syrian0%(317)

Barbadian0%(298)

Moroccan0%(292)

Latvian0%(220)

Armenian0%(215)

Bulgarian0%(181)

Slovene0%(156)

Australian0%(137)

Palestinian0%(132)

Cape Verdean0%(119)

Jordanian0%(72)

Macedonian0%(49)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Subsaharan African population · Largest German population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

32.7%

−3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 36.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

83.9%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

11.4%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.0 min

+9%vs 2000

vs 21.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married45.7%(132,127)

Married43.4%(125,384)

Widowed2.1%(6,022)

Divorced8.8%(25,346)

Women 15+

Never married41.7%(138,035)

Married37.6%(124,285)

Widowed6.1%(20,337)

Divorced14.6%(48,198)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.7%

−8.8 ptssince 2013

from 21.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

54.0%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 54.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.0%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 12.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

14.4%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 13.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

18.3%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 18.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.2%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

66.1%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 65.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

30.8%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 29.9% 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)26.3%(8,411)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)26.8%(8,550)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era28.1%(8,986)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.8%(902)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.3%(103)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 31,938 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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