North Decatur, GA (Georgia) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 15,156, Rural population: 0)

North Decatur, Georgia Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 8,369 (7,962 occupied: 4,447 owner occupied, 3,515 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	44%
State:	33%

Housing density: 1674 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: $847 (lower quartile is $692, upper quartile is $1,077)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $824

Median gross rent in North Decatur, GA in 2007: $986

Housing units in North Decatur with a mortgage: 2,640 (124 second mortgage, 538 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,216

North Decatur,GA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $278,853 (it was $188,300 in 2000)

North Decatur:	$278,853
Georgia:	$164,500

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $245,438 - $375,974

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $343,756
Here: $343,756
State: $234,442

Townhouses or other attached units: $279,281
Here: $279,281
State: $202,354

In 2-unit structures: $158,822
Here: $158,822
State: $222,245

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $158,702
Here: $158,702
State: $151,985

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $198,290
Here: $198,290
State: $219,544

Household type by relationship

Households: 14,652

In family households: 8,860 (2,436 male householders, 895 female householders)
2,704 spouses, 2,208 children (2,070 natural, 107 adopted, 31 stepchildren), 49 grandchildren, 174 brothers or sisters, 91 parents, 132 other relatives, 171 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 5,792 (1,510 male householders (1,049 living alone)), 3,100 female householders (2,587 living alone)), 1,182 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 504 (392 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,960 2-persons, 704 3-persons, 503 4-persons, 107 5-persons, 24 6-persons, 33 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,636 1-person, 837 2-persons, 92 3-persons, 45 4-persons.

1,413 married couples with children.
315 single-parent households (62 men, 253 women).

87.1% of residents of North Decatur speak English at home.
2.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
5.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
2.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
2.2% of residents speak other language at home (85% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 1,767 (11.7%)
(37.5% 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:	3.7
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in North Decatur, Georgia:
	1 room: 8 2 rooms: 45 3 rooms: 103 4 rooms: 297 5 rooms: 755 6 rooms: 1,290 7 rooms: 898 8 rooms: 542 9 or more rooms: 509

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in North Decatur, Georgia:
	1 room: 203 2 rooms: 558 3 rooms: 849 4 rooms: 619 5 rooms: 755 6 rooms: 449 7 rooms: 82 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 25
1995 to 1998: 236
1990 to 1994: 801
1980 to 1989: 1,656
1970 to 1979: 912
1960 to 1969: 1,753
1950 to 1959: 2,250
1940 to 1949: 628
1939 or earlier: 108

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in North Decatur:
	no bedroom: 17 1 bedroom: 127 2 bedrooms: 1,344 3 bedrooms: 2,084 4 bedrooms: 653 5 or more bedrooms: 222

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in North Decatur:
	no bedroom: 203 1 bedroom: 1,356 2 bedrooms: 1,588 3 bedrooms: 368 4 bedrooms: 0 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in North Decatur in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 115 1 vehicle: 1,801 2 vehicles: 2,033 3 vehicles: 404 4 vehicles: 76 5 or more vehicles: 18

Cars and other vehicles available in North Decatur in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 563 1 vehicle: 1,926 2 vehicles: 890 3 vehicles: 119 4 vehicles: 6 5 or more vehicles: 11

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

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 6
$25,000 to $29,999: 11
$30,000 to $34,999: 5
$35,000 to $39,999: 2
$40,000 to $49,999: 4
$50,000 to $59,999: 11
$60,000 to $69,999: 6
$70,000 to $79,999: 6
$80,000 to $89,999: 7
$90,000 to $99,999: 12
$100,000 to $124,999: 72
$125,000 to $149,999: 126
$150,000 to $174,999: 225
$175,000 to $199,999: 294
$200,000 to $249,999: 847
$250,000 to $299,999: 1002
$300,000 to $399,999: 1129
$400,000 to $499,999: 400
$500,000 to $749,999: 247
$750,000 to $999,999: 21
$1,000,000 or more: 14

North Decatur rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in North Decatur:

Less than $100: 16 people
$100 to $149: 10
$150 to $199: 39
$200 to $249: 38
$250 to $299: 14
$300 to $349: 0
$350 to $399: 21
$400 to $449: 62
$450 to $499: 67
$500 to $549: 113
$550 to $599: 56
$600 to $649: 205
$650 to $699: 199
$700 to $749: 297
$750 to $799: 309
$800 to $899: 557
$900 to $999: 446
$1,000 to $1,249: 637
$1,250 to $1,499: 167
$1,500 to $1,999: 91
$2,000 or more: 113
No cash rent: 58

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 678 1990 to 1994: 321 1985 to 1989: 151 1980 to 1984: 157 1975 to 1979: 149 1970 to 1974: 79 1970 to 1974: 34 1965 to 1969: 198

North Decatur, GA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 45.9%
Number of people working at home: 335 (4.0% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 99
5 to 9 minutes: 506
10 to 14 minutes: 1155
15 to 19 minutes: 1226
20 to 24 minutes: 1479
25 to 29 minutes: 710
30 to 34 minutes: 1354
35 to 39 minutes: 382
40 to 44 minutes: 284
45 to 59 minutes: 572
60 to 89 minutes: 230
90 or more minutes: 88

North Decatur mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 6,837 (81%)
Carpooled: 820 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 62 (1%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 7 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 177 (2%)
Motorcycle: 10 (0%)
Bicycle: 42 (0%)
Walked: 80 (1%)
Other means: 50 (1%)
Worked at home: 335 (4%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 557
$10,000 to $14,999: 308
$15,000 to $19,999: 406
$20,000 to $24,999: 365
$25,000 to $29,999: 425
$30,000 to $34,999: 514
$35,000 to $39,999: 626
$40,000 to $44,999: 388
$45,000 to $49,999: 377
$50,000 to $59,999: 841
$60,000 to $74,999: 933
$75,000 to $99,999: 859
$100,000 to $124,999: 644
$125,000 to $149,999: 233
$150,000 to $199,999: 237
$200,000 or more: 228

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 2854

English: 1759

German: 1241

United States or American: 1156

Irish: 1031

Scotch-Irish: 520

Scottish: 394

Italian: 389

Polish: 343

French (except Basque): 273

European: 240

Dutch: 223

Subsaharan African:: 197

Russian: 188

Swedish: 181

British: 166

Greek: 142

Arab:: 131

Norwegian: 131

Ethiopian: 110

Lebanese: 110

Hungarian: 95

Eastern European: 94

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 66

Welsh: 63

African: 61

Scandinavian: 61

Northern European: 55

Jamaican: 52

Austrian: 51

Lithuanian: 49

Swiss: 44

Guyanese: 39

Finnish: 29

Ukrainian: 27

Czechoslovakian: 26

Celtic: 22

Canadian: 21

Czech: 19

Romanian: 19

Yugoslavian: 17

Belgian: 16

Turkish: 16

Danish: 16

French Canadian: 15

Liberian: 14

Slovene: 14

Iranian: 14

Barbadian: 14

Afghan: 13

Nigerian: 12

Syrian: 11

Other Arab: 10

Slovak: 8

Portuguese: 8

Armenian: 7

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

India (9%)
Other Western Asia (9%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (8%)
Bangladesh (7%)
Ethiopia (6%)
Korea (4%)
Lebanon (4%)

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

This state: 5616
Northeast: 2112
Midwest: 1717
South: 3329
West: 469

45% of North Decatur residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 40% lived in Georgia.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 40
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 33
7th and 8th grade: 44
9th grade: 50
10th grade: 18
11th grade: 27
12th grade, no diploma: 71
High school graduate (or equivalency): 528
Less than 1 year of college: 168
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 684
Associate degree: 206
Bachelor's degree: 1,723
Master's degree: 793
Professional school degree: 401
Doctorate degree: 411

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 30
Nursery to 4th grade: 60
5th and 6th grade: 21
7th and 8th grade: 88
9th grade: 50
10th grade: 46
11th grade: 61
12th grade, no diploma: 84
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,136
Less than 1 year of college: 309
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,074
Associate degree: 245
Bachelor's degree: 1,895
Master's degree: 1,045
Professional school degree: 373
Doctorate degree: 302

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 1.0%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 26.9%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 18.3%

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: 3.0%
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: $61,135
Black householders: $46,666
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $42,973
Asian householders: $41,948
Some other race householders: $68,435
Two or more races householders: $51,839
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $30,095

North Decatur household income for White non-Hispanic householders

North Decatur household income for Black householders

North Decatur household income for Asian householders

North Decatur household income for Two or more races householders

North Decatur household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

North Decatur marital status for males

North Decatur marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $288,034
Black or African American householders: $282,259
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $58,051
Asian householders: $359,266
Some other race householders: $240,646
Two or more races householders: $139,796
Hispanic or Latino householders: $275,299

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 4,120
One, attached: 434
Two: 21
3 or 4: 405
5 to 9: 835
10 to 19: 881
20 to 49: 550
50 or more: 1,109
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 14

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in North Decatur:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (87%) Electricity (12%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (51%) Electricity (48%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 158

Here:	21.9%
Georgia:	8.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 100

Here:	23.4%
Georgia:	8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 459

Here:	61.4%
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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