Decatur, GA (Georgia) Houses and Residents

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Decatur Apartments for Rent

Total population: 19,168 (All urban)

Decatur, Georgia Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 8,513 (8,068 occupied: 4,747 owner occupied, 3,321 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	41%
State:	33%

Housing density: 2037 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $220,098.

Median contract rent in 2007: $645 (lower quartile is $401, upper quartile is $758)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,018

Median gross rent in Decatur, GA in 2007: $755

Housing units in Decatur with a mortgage: 3,516 (323 second mortgage, 468 home equity loan, 26 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 702

Decatur,GA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $287,720 (it was $214,400 in 2000)

Decatur:	$287,720
Georgia:	$164,500

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $159,967 - $401,669

Household type by relationship

Households: 17,210

In family households: 12,023 (2,400 male householders, 1,527 female householders)
2,749 spouses, 4,010 children (3,857 natural, 90 adopted, 63 stepchildren), 531 grandchildren, 261 brothers or sisters, 103 parents, 266 other relatives, 176 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 5,187 (1,323 male householders (967 living alone)), 2,755 female householders (2,177 living alone)), 1,109 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 995 (205 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,776 2-persons, 948 3-persons, 768 4-persons, 297 5-persons, 65 6-persons, 73 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,144 1-person, 835 2-persons, 88 3-persons, 5 4-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.

1,898 married couples with children.
1,117 single-parent households (126 men, 991 women).

92.1% of residents of Decatur speak English at home.
2.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
3.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (49% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).
1.2% of residents speak other language at home (38% speak English very well, 58% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 1,190 (6.5%)
(33.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.3
State:	6.2

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.9
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Decatur, Georgia:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 67 3 rooms: 87 4 rooms: 319 5 rooms: 805 6 rooms: 1,371 7 rooms: 909 8 rooms: 592 9 or more rooms: 597

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Decatur, Georgia:
	1 room: 215 2 rooms: 371 3 rooms: 705 4 rooms: 997 5 rooms: 600 6 rooms: 231 7 rooms: 100 8 rooms: 41 9 or more rooms: 61

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 73
1995 to 1998: 129
1990 to 1994: 174
1980 to 1989: 726
1970 to 1979: 1,203
1960 to 1969: 1,027
1950 to 1959: 1,275
1940 to 1949: 1,504
1939 or earlier: 2,402

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Decatur:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 172 2 bedrooms: 1,531 3 bedrooms: 2,138 4 bedrooms: 726 5 or more bedrooms: 180

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Decatur:
	no bedroom: 245 1 bedroom: 1,175 2 bedrooms: 1,396 3 bedrooms: 388 4 bedrooms: 81 5 or more bedrooms: 36

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Decatur in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 210 1 vehicle: 1,672 2 vehicles: 2,323 3 vehicles: 429 4 vehicles: 94 5 or more vehicles: 19

Cars and other vehicles available in Decatur in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 853 1 vehicle: 1,639 2 vehicles: 729 3 vehicles: 100 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Decatur, GA:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 3
$35,000 to $39,999: 10
$40,000 to $49,999: 4
$50,000 to $59,999: 13
$60,000 to $69,999: 16
$70,000 to $79,999: 25
$80,000 to $89,999: 59
$90,000 to $99,999: 42
$100,000 to $124,999: 189
$125,000 to $149,999: 313
$150,000 to $174,999: 283
$175,000 to $199,999: 265
$200,000 to $249,999: 693
$250,000 to $299,999: 773
$300,000 to $399,999: 1320
$400,000 to $499,999: 535
$500,000 to $749,999: 413
$750,000 to $999,999: 57
$1,000,000 or more: 1

Decatur rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Decatur:

Less than $100: 121 people
$100 to $149: 102
$150 to $199: 149
$200 to $249: 165
$250 to $299: 60
$300 to $349: 75
$350 to $399: 92
$400 to $449: 111
$450 to $499: 133
$500 to $549: 236
$550 to $599: 241
$600 to $649: 210
$650 to $699: 163
$700 to $749: 121
$750 to $799: 259
$800 to $899: 424
$900 to $999: 261
$1,000 to $1,249: 247
$1,250 to $1,499: 85
$1,500 to $1,999: 90
$2,000 or more: 15
No cash rent: 132

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 563 1990 to 1994: 175 1985 to 1989: 75 1980 to 1984: 137 1975 to 1979: 39 1970 to 1974: 50 1970 to 1974: 41 1965 to 1969: 110

Decatur, GA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 49.1%
Number of people working at home: 480 (4.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 164
5 to 9 minutes: 841
10 to 14 minutes: 1075
15 to 19 minutes: 1151
20 to 24 minutes: 1607
25 to 29 minutes: 929
30 to 34 minutes: 1500
35 to 39 minutes: 322
40 to 44 minutes: 338
45 to 59 minutes: 775
60 to 89 minutes: 407
90 or more minutes: 151

Decatur mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 7,077 (73%)
Carpooled: 543 (6%)
Bus or trolley bus: 501 (5%)
Subway or elevated: 479 (5%)
Taxi: 13 (0%)
Bicycle: 17 (0%)
Walked: 567 (6%)
Other means: 63 (1%)
Worked at home: 480 (5%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 838
$10,000 to $14,999: 366
$15,000 to $19,999: 448
$20,000 to $24,999: 435
$25,000 to $29,999: 400
$30,000 to $34,999: 456
$35,000 to $39,999: 445
$40,000 to $44,999: 443
$45,000 to $49,999: 300
$50,000 to $59,999: 724
$60,000 to $74,999: 688
$75,000 to $99,999: 957
$100,000 to $124,999: 549
$125,000 to $149,999: 402
$150,000 to $199,999: 229
$200,000 or more: 325

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 5071

English: 1813

Irish: 1274

German: 1167

United States or American: 877

Scotch-Irish: 674

French (except Basque): 550

Scottish: 495

Italian: 413

European: 378

Polish: 311

Subsaharan African:: 192

British: 181

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 129

Eastern European: 104

African: 89

Russian: 86

Welsh: 85

Norwegian: 81

Swedish: 75

Swiss: 67

U.S. Virgin Islander: 66

Dutch: 64

Yugoslavian: 56

Somalian: 56

French Canadian: 50

Romanian: 31

Danish: 30

Czech: 29

Nigerian: 28

British West Indian: 27

Guyanese: 25

Turkish: 25

Lithuanian: 25

Belizean: 23

Iranian: 22

Celtic: 21

Belgian: 20

Croatian: 20

Austrian: 18

Northern European: 18

Czechoslovakian: 17

Afghan: 15

Ukrainian: 15

Canadian: 15

Serbian: 15

Hungarian: 15

Lebanese: 14

Arab:: 14

Alsatian: 13

Ethiopian: 12

Greek: 11

Finnish: 11

Scandinavian: 10

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 9

Acadian/Cajun: 8

Bulgarian: 7

Portuguese: 7

South African: 7

Jamaican: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Other Eastern Africa (14%)
United Kingdom (8%)
Korea (8%)
Poland (7%)
India (6%)
Canada (5%)
Cuba (4%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 8744
Northeast: 1646
Midwest: 1784
South: 3956
West: 535

50% of Decatur residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 49% lived in Georgia.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 55
Nursery to 4th grade: 26
5th and 6th grade: 51
7th and 8th grade: 121
9th grade: 64
10th grade: 112
11th grade: 65
12th grade, no diploma: 132
High school graduate (or equivalency): 660
Less than 1 year of college: 205
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 543
Associate degree: 238
Bachelor's degree: 1,556
Master's degree: 871
Professional school degree: 496
Doctorate degree: 289

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 74
Nursery to 4th grade: 17
5th and 6th grade: 57
7th and 8th grade: 158
9th grade: 175
10th grade: 191
11th grade: 170
12th grade, no diploma: 116
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,000
Less than 1 year of college: 327
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 904
Associate degree: 253
Bachelor's degree: 2,201
Master's degree: 1,126
Professional school degree: 431
Doctorate degree: 296

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 1.7%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 6.0%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 13.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 13.9%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $68,730
Black householders: $21,542
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $38,311
Asian householders: $46,582
Some other race householders: $7,235
Two or more races householders: $28,431
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $50,646

Decatur household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Decatur household income for Black householders

Decatur household income for Asian householders

Decatur household income for Two or more races householders

Decatur marital status for males

Decatur marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $319,122
Black or African American householders: $155,669
Asian householders: $393,065
Some other race householders: $301,944
Two or more races householders: $283,023
Hispanic or Latino householders: $239,945

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 4,794
One, attached: 603
Two: 313
3 or 4: 1,015
5 to 9: 388
10 to 19: 461
20 to 49: 200
50 or more: 731
Mobile homes: 8

Median worth of mobile homes: $59,448

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Decatur:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (88%) Electricity (10%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (55%) Electricity (44%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 299

Here:	17.5%
Georgia:	8.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 58

Here:	7.6%
Georgia:	8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 829

Here:	67.6%
Georgia:	22.9%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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