Dekalb County Real Estate
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DeKalb county is located in the southeast suburbs of metro-Atlanta. DeKalb County is a county located in the U.S. State of Georgia. As of 2000, the population is 665,865. The county's county seat is Decatur, Georgia6.Geography
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of
702 km˛ (271 mi˛). 695 km˛ (268 mi˛) of it is land and 7
km˛ (3 mi˛) of it is water. The total area is 1.00%
water.
Demographics
As of the census2
of
2000, there are 665,865 people, 249,339 households,
and 156,584 families residing in the county. The
population density is 959/km˛ (2,483/mi˛). There are
261,231 housing units at an average density of 376/km˛
(974/mi˛). The racial makeup of the county is 35.82%
White, 54.23%
Black or
African American, 0.23%
Native American, 4.01%
Asian, 0.05%
Pacific Islander, 3.53% from
other races, and 2.12% from two or more races. 7.89%
of the population are
Hispanic or
Latino of any race.
There are 249,339 households out of which 31.00% have
children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.10%
are married couples living together, 17.60% have a
female householder with no husband present, and 37.20%
are non-families. 26.90% of all households are made up
of individuals and 5.20% have someone living alone who
is 65 years of age or older. The average household size
is 2.62 and the average family size is 3.20.
In the county the population is spread out with 24.60%
under the age of 18, 10.90% from 18 to 24, 36.70% from
25 to 44, 19.70% from 45 to 64, and 8.00% who are 65
years of age or older. The median age is 32 years. For
every 100 females there are 94.10 males. For every 100
females age 18 and over, there are 90.80 males.
The median income for a household in the county is
$49,117, and the median income for a family is $54,018.
Males have a median income of $36,270 versus $31,653 for
females. The per capita income for the county is
$23,968. 10.80% of the population and 7.80% of families
are below the poverty line. Out of the total people
living in poverty, 14.10% are under the age of 18 and
8.70% are 65 or older.