What is the population of Decatur city?

Decatur city has 24,470 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #49 of 675 in Georgia.

What is the median household income in Decatur city?

Median household income in Decatur city is $140,480 a year, 78.9% above the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Decatur city?

Median gross rent is $1,716 a month and the median home value is $655,900, so rent absorbs about 14.7% of median household income.

Is Decatur city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 4.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Decatur city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 14.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Decatur, GA population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Decatur, Georgia (Decatur, GA — Census place “Decatur city”) is 24,470 residents, ranking #49 of 675 places in Georgia. Median household income is $140,480, the median home is worth $655,900 and median gross rent runs $1,716 a month. Looking for the Decatur Georgia ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Decatur, GA: 30030.

Population: 24,470Decatur city residents
Median household income: $140,480Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $655,900Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,716Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 39.6 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 66.1%Owner-occupied households

Decatur ZIP codes (Georgia)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Decatur.

The Decatur GA ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

30030

What the numbers mean in Decatur city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Decatur city median would spend about 14.7% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 5.2% of residents and 66.1% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Decatur city, GA in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Decatur city is a mid-size town in Georgia, with 24,470 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #49 of 675 ranked by population — larger than 92% of them. The median age here is 39.6 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Decatur city earn a median of $140,480 a year, 78.9% above the national figure of $78,538 and 145% above the $57,300 median for the 378 Georgia cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 5.2% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Decatur city is valued at $655,900, 116.2% above the national figure and 242% above the $191,600 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,716 a month, 22% above the national figure, or roughly $20,592 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 14.7% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 4.7×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 66.1% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

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What is the population of Decatur city?: Decatur city has 24,470 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #49 of 675 in Georgia.
What is the median household income in Decatur city?: Median household income in Decatur city is $140,480 a year, 78.9% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Decatur city?: Median gross rent is $1,716 a month and the median home value is $655,900, so rent absorbs about 14.7% of median household income.
Is Decatur city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 4.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Decatur city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 14.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Decatur city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.