DeKalb County (Georgia)
DeKalb County is a county located in the state of Georgia in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Decatur.
Geography
The County is located in the central northwestern Georgia and has an area of 702 square kilometers, of which seven square kilometers of water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Gwinnett County, Rockdale County, Henry County, Clayton County and Fulton County.
History
DeKalb County was formed as the 56th county in Georgia from portions of Henry County, the Gwinnett County and Fayette County on December 9, 1822. It was named after Baron Johann de Kalb, an officer of the army.
Demographic data
1900-1990 2000 2010
According to the census of 2000, there were 665 865 people in DeKalb County; there were counted 249 339 households and 156 584 families. The population density was 959 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 35.82 percent White, 54.23 percent Black or African American, 0.23 percent Native American, 4.01 percent Asian, 0.05 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 3.53 percent from other races groups; 2.12 percent were descended from two or more races. 7.89 percent of the total population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 249 339 households out of which 31.0 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 40.1 percent were married couples living together, 17.6 percent were single mothers and 37.2 percent were non-families. 26.9 percent of all households and 5.2 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.20 persons.
24.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 10.9 percent between 18 to 24, 36.7 percent between 25 and 44, 19.7 percent between 45 and 64 and 8.0 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 94.1 males statistically every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.8 males.
The median income for a household was $ 49,117, and the median income for a family $ 54,018. Males had a median income of $ 36,270, women $ 31,653. The per capita income was $ 23,968. 7.8 percent of families and 10.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in DeKalb County
- Atlanta ( mostly in Fulton County)
- Avondale Estates
- Belmont
- Belvedere Park
- Bermuda
- Cedar Grove
- Chamblee
- Clarkston
- Collinsville
- Constitution
- Decatur
- Doraville
- Druid Hills
- Dunwoody
- East Atlanta
- Eastlake
- Eastland Heights
- Edgewood
- Ellenwood
- Embry Hills
- Glen Haven
- Glenwood Hills
- Gresham Park
- Kirkwood
- Klondike
- La Vista
- Lithonia
- Montreal
- North Atlanta
- North Decatur
- North Druid Hills
- North Kirkwood
- Northwoods
- Oak Grove
- Oakhurst
- Panola
- Panther Ville
- Pine Lake
- Pittsburg
- Redan
- Rehoboth
- Scottdale
- Snapfinger
- South Kirkwood
- Stone Mountain
- Tucker