Dunwoody, GA (Georgia) Houses and Residents

Back to: Dunwoody, Georgia main profile, Georgia, Georgia smaller cities, Georgia small towns, Georgia forum, All US cities. Total population: 32,808 (All urban) Houses: 14,599 (13,746 occupied: 9,195 owner occupied, 4,551 renter occupied) % of renters here:   33% State:   33% Housing density: 1208 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in Dunwoody, Georgia on our local forum with over 300,000 registered users: Why aren't blacks buying houses in Dunwoody/Sandy Springs  (166 replies) Confused About Dunwoody & Sandy Springs, Safety?  (31 replies) Living in Dunwoody  (14 replies) Dunwoody Incorporation/School Redistricting  (19 replies) Need rec for apartment complex in Dunwoody  (4 replies) Should Dunwoody become an incorporated city?  (3 replies) Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2000: $405,300 Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2000: $927 Median gross rent in Dunwoody, GA in 2000: $998 Housing units in Dunwoody with a mortgage: 6,795 (677 second mortgage, 1,283 home equity loan, 12 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,842 Household type by relationship Households: 32,303 In family households: 26,263 (7,510 male householders, 1,500 female householders) 8,209 spouses, 7,405 children (6,880 natural, 302 adopted, 223 stepchildren), 140 grandchildren, 326 brothers or sisters, 283 parents, 473 other relatives, 417 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 6,040 (2,052 male householders (1,505 living alone)), 2,668 female householders (2,157 living alone)), 1,320 nonrelatives In group quarters: 505 (333 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 4,662 2-persons, 1,865 3-persons, 1,668 4-persons, 549 5-persons, 156 6-persons, 110 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 3,662 1-person, 845 2-persons, 149 3-persons, 43 4-persons, 13 5-persons, 8 6-persons. 5,440 married couples with children. 628 single-parent households (117 men, 511 women). 82.8% of residents of Dunwoody speak English at home. 5.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (49% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 15% don't speak English at all). 5.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 4% speak English not well). 5.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all). 1.0% of residents speak other language at home (69% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 19% speak English not well). Foreign born population: 4,893 (14.9%) (32.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Dunwoody, GA: Less than $10,000: 0 $10,000 to $14,999: 0 $15,000 to $19,999: 0 $20,000 to $24,999: 9 $25,000 to $29,999: 10 $30,000 to $34,999: 0 $35,000 to $39,999: 0 $40,000 to $49,999: 19 $50,000 to $59,999: 9 $60,000 to $69,999: 0 $70,000 to $79,999: 9 $80,000 to $89,999: 24 $90,000 to $99,999: 40 $100,000 to $124,999: 148 $125,000 to $149,999: 172 $150,000 to $174,999: 315 $175,000 to $199,999: 624 $200,000 to $249,999: 1779 $250,000 to $299,999: 2118 $300,000 to $399,999: 2390 $400,000 to $499,999: 747 $500,000 to $749,999: 203 $750,000 to $999,999: 9 $1,000,000 or more: 12

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Dunwoody: Less than $100: 8 $100 to $149: 0 $150 to $199: 19 $200 to $249: 0 $250 to $299: 0 $300 to $349: 10 $350 to $399: 0 $400 to $449: 8 $450 to $499: 15 $500 to $549: 22 $550 to $599: 37 $600 to $649: 35 $650 to $699: 152 $700 to $749: 537 $750 to $799: 425 $800 to $899: 977 $900 to $999: 700 $1,000 to $1,249: 947 $1,250 to $1,499: 252 $1,500 to $1,999: 246 $2,000 or more: 113 No cash rent: 48

Percentage of workers working in this county: 41.9%
Number of people working at home: 1,258 (7.0% of all workers)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 319 5 to 9 minutes: 1238 10 to 14 minutes: 2235 15 to 19 minutes: 2678 20 to 24 minutes: 3178 25 to 29 minutes: 1570 30 to 34 minutes: 2748 35 to 39 minutes: 604 40 to 44 minutes: 631 45 to 59 minutes: 911 60 to 89 minutes: 411 90 or more minutes: 236

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 14,377 (80%) Carpooled: 1,253 (7%) Bus or trolley bus: 115 (1%) Streetcar or trolley car: 12 (0%) Subway or elevated: 600 (3%) Railroad: 80 (0%) Taxi: 58 (0%) Motorcycle: 7 (0%) Walked: 124 (1%) Other means: 133 (1%) Worked at home: 1,258 (7%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 435 $10,000 to $14,999: 279 $15,000 to $19,999: 276 $20,000 to $24,999: 302 $25,000 to $29,999: 429 $30,000 to $34,999: 437 $35,000 to $39,999: 520 $40,000 to $44,999: 523 $45,000 to $49,999: 418 $50,000 to $59,999: 1084 $60,000 to $74,999: 1444 $75,000 to $99,999: 2141 $100,000 to $124,999: 1698 $125,000 to $149,999: 1000 $150,000 to $199,999: 1365 $200,000 or more: 1379

First ancestries reported:

• Other groups: 5564
• English: 3928
• German: 3169
• Irish: 2702
• United States or American: 2124
• Italian: 1178
• Scotch-Irish: 864
• Scottish: 801
• Polish: 800
• Russian: 587
• European: 534
• French (except Basque): 494
• Subsaharan African:: 339
• Eastern European: 304
• British: 276
• Welsh: 239
• Dutch: 237
• Swedish: 235
• Norwegian: 223
• Greek: 191
• Arab:: 164
• French Canadian: 130
• Belgian: 119
• Ukrainian: 119
• Swiss: 116
• Canadian: 113
• African: 111
• Hungarian: 103
• Lebanese: 100
• Austrian: 92
• Czech: 91
• Slovak: 83
• Danish: 76
• Ethiopian: 73
• Portuguese: 72
• West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 70
• Romanian: 66
• Jamaican: 52
• Somalian: 50
• Turkish: 48
• Czechoslovakian: 46
• Armenian: 45
• Brazilian: 42
• Lithuanian: 40
• Israeli: 39
• Finnish: 37
• Nigerian: 33
• Australian: 32
• South African: 28
• Latvian: 28
• Other Arab: 28
• Yugoslavian: 23
• Iraqi: 21
• Ghanian: 19
• Iranian: 19
• Slovene: 18
• Other Subsaharan African: 15
• Palestinian: 15
• Scandinavian: 13
• Northern European: 10
• Liberian: 10
• Dutch West Indian: 10
• Bulgarian: 10
• Celtic: 10
• Croatian: 10
• Maltese: 9
• West Indian: 8
• Slavic: 7
• Pennsylvania German: 5

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

• This state: 9230
• Northeast: 5126
• Midwest: 4179
• South: 7711
• West: 1300

52% of Dunwoody residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 41% lived in Georgia.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 46
• Nursery to 4th grade: 11
• 5th and 6th grade: 79
• 7th and 8th grade: 44
• 9th grade: 31
• 10th grade: 76
• 11th grade: 45
• 12th grade, no diploma: 91
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 648
• Less than 1 year of college: 293
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,248
• Associate degree: 442
• Bachelor's degree: 5,367
• Master's degree: 2,069
• Professional school degree: 747
• Doctorate degree: 364

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 51
• Nursery to 4th grade: 0
• 5th and 6th grade: 77
• 7th and 8th grade: 69
• 9th grade: 73
• 10th grade: 112
• 11th grade: 75
• 12th grade, no diploma: 70
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,642
• Less than 1 year of college: 508
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,872
• Associate degree: 746
• Bachelor's degree: 4,878
• Master's degree: 1,838
• Professional school degree: 422
• Doctorate degree: 143

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.9%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 3.9%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 4.8%

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: 5.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 14.4%
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: 5.1%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 11.0%

Median household income in 1999 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $87,163
• Black householders: $58,417
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $42,500
• Asian householders: $70,988
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $36,250
• Some other race householders: $37,457
• Two or more races householders: $77,825
• Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $61,375

Median house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $279,000
• Black or African American householders: $240,600
• Asian householders: $273,400
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $95,000
• Some other race householders: $101,400
• Two or more races householders: $130,000
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $161,100

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 8,879
• One, attached: 519
• Two: 24
• 3 or 4: 418
• 5 to 9: 882
• 10 to 19: 1,133
• 20 to 49: 913
• 50 or more: 1,818
• Mobile homes: 13

Median worth of mobile homes: $17,500

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Georgia:	8.4%

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Georgia:	8.5%

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Georgia:	22.9%

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