Decatur, Georgia demographics

Decatur, GA demographics: median age 39.8; 76.3% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Decatur city, Georgia · Incorporated city · GEOID 1322052. The survey estimates a population of 24,518 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Decatur is 39.8 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.1 years. There are 9,557 households (±394). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	39.8 ±2.1	37.6 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 24,518
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Georgia	U.S.
Under 18	6,750 ±700	27.5% ±2.9 pp	23.2%	22.0%
18–34	3,995 ±462	16.3% ±1.9 pp	23.3%	22.8%
35–64	10,176 ±690	41.5% ±2.8 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	3,597 ±460	14.7% ±1.9 pp	15.0%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 24,518
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Georgia	U.S.
Male	11,740 ±469	47.9% ±1.9 pp	48.8%	49.5%
Female	12,778 ±472	52.1% ±1.9 pp	51.2%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 24,518
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Georgia	U.S.
White alone	16,481 ±889	67.2% ±3.6 pp	50.9%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	3,082 ±418	12.6% ±1.7 pp	31.1%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	48 ±50 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.9%
Asian alone	1,197 ±283	4.9% ±1.2 pp	4.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±27 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	164 ±81	0.7% ±0.3 pp	4.6%	7.1%
Two or more races	3,546 ±794	14.5% ±3.2 pp	8.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 24,518
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Georgia	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	22,347 ±794	91.1% ±3.2 pp	89.0%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2,171 ±790	8.9% ±3.2 pp	11.0%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 9,557
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Georgia	U.S.
Married-couple family	5,010 ±324	52.4% ±2.6 pp	46.5%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	116 ±53	1.2% ±0.6 pp	4.9%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	624 ±142	6.5% ±1.5 pp	14.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	3,142 ±391	32.9% ±3.9 pp	27.7%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	665 ±164	7.0% ±1.7 pp	6.1%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 9,557
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Georgia	U.S.
Households with people under 18	3,268 ±200	34.2% ±1.5 pp	31.6%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	6,289 ±422	65.8% ±3.5 pp	68.4%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 9,557
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Georgia	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	3,142 ±391	32.9% ±3.9 pp	27.7%	28.7%
Two-person households	2,917 ±360	30.5% ±3.6 pp	33.1%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,363 ±237	14.3% ±2.4 pp	16.6%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,557 ±211	16.3% ±2.1 pp	12.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	476 ±203	5.0% ±2.1 pp	6.1%	5.9%
Six-person households	96 ±79 · low precision	1.0% ±0.8 pp · low precision	2.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	6 ±30 · low precision	0.1% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.4%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 24,518
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Georgia	U.S.
Native	22,449 ±459	91.6% ±1.9 pp	88.8%	85.9%
Foreign born	2,069 ±458	8.4% ±1.9 pp	11.2%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 22,931
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Georgia	U.S.
English only	19,629 ±759	85.6% ±2.9 pp	84.5%	77.7%
Spanish	1,214 ±545	5.3% ±2.4 pp	8.6%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	229 ±206 · low precision	1.0% ±0.9 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	268 ±172 · low precision	1.2% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	125 ±103 · low precision	0.5% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	384 ±192	1.7% ±0.8 pp	1.6%	2.0%
Korean	68 ±68 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	388 ±191	1.7% ±0.8 pp	0.6%	1.1%
Vietnamese	59 ±75 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	30 ±34 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	261 ±148 · low precision	1.1% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.1%
Arabic	34 ±39 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	242 ±242 · low precision	1.1% ±1.1 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 16,025
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Georgia	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	735 ±275	4.6% ±1.7 pp	10.8%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,058 ±337	6.6% ±2.1 pp	26.6%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,494 ±330	9.3% ±2.0 pp	19.2%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	507 ±165	3.2% ±1.0 pp	8.4%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	5,473 ±498	34.2% ±2.9 pp	21.1%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6,758 ±553	42.2% ±3.1 pp	13.9%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 24,249
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Georgia	U.S.
Same house	21,059 ±533	86.8% ±2.1 pp	87.0%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,230 ±332	5.1% ±1.4 pp	5.3%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	919 ±292	3.8% ±1.2 pp	4.4%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	802 ±230	3.3% ±0.9 pp	2.7%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	239 ±174 · low precision	1.0% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

3.0% of Decatur residents (±0.8 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 12.4% in Georgia and 8.4% nationally. 94.5% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Decatur	Georgia	U.S.	Compared with Georgia
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	3.0% ±0.8 pp	12.4%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	94.5% ±2.0 pp	91.0%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	3.1% ±1.1 pp	7.2%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Decatur . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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