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North Druid HillsGA

North Druid Hills, GA is a 19K-resident city in DeKalb County with a median household income of $102,742.

DeKalb County, Georgia. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for North Druid Hills, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. North Druid Hills has a population larger than 41% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, and a median home value of $515,900.

Data updated 2026-09-03

19K
Population (place)
Bottom 42%
By size
$102,742
Median income (place)
$515,900
Median home (place)
11.1%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on North Druid Hills

North Druid Hills posts a median household income higher than 71% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks.

Top 29%
by median income, US cities

Where North Druid Hills income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$102,742 Top 29% higher than 71% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

North Druid Hills $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in GA

Population among 99 GA places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Atlanta is the largest GA city on this list; Milton leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in GA

Median household income among the same 99-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Milton posts the highest place-level median income in GA; Atlanta is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading North Druid Hills, GA beyond the headline numbers

North Druid Hills sits inside DeKalb County, Georgia, at roughly 33.82°N, -84.31°W. Population 18,947, $102,742 median household income. Median home value $515,900, median rent $1,874. Poverty rate 11.1%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

Poverty in North Druid Hills, GA stands at 11.1%, above the midpoint of reporting cities. A median income can look comfortable while a share this size sits well beneath it, which is why the two figures belong together.

A median home in North Druid Hills runs about 5.0 times median household income, above the midpoint. Multiples in this range usually mean buyers are arriving from outside the local wage base.

28.9% of North Druid Hills workers report working from home, the highest quarter of reporting cities. Where that share runs this high, local income increasingly reflects employers located somewhere else.

Among the CDC measures on this page, frequent physical distress departs furthest from its peer median: 8.9% in North Druid Hills, the lowest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

3.3% of North Druid Hills workers commute by public transit, a larger share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

North Druid Hills's median age is 32.9 years, in the youngest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for North Druid Hills from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
18,947
North Druid Hills · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$102,742
+15% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$515,900
+25% vs avg
Median Age (place)
32.9
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (DeKalb County): North Druid Hills's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
765K+9%
Median Income
$80,644+59%
Median Home Value
$357,800+112%
Poverty Rate
13.7%-28%
Unemployment
6.4%-54%

Economics

Economics indicators for North Druid Hills, GA
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,874/mo
Poverty Rate
11.1% -10% vs avg
Unemployment 1.5%
Bachelor's Degree+ 75%
Work From Home 28.9%
Public Transit 3.3%

Population

White 57.9%
African American 22.3%
Asian 11.5%
Two or More Ethnicities 2.3%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
29.8%
High Blood Pressure
26.8%
Obesity
23.8%
Binge Drinking
18.1%
Physical Inactivity
15%
Frequent Mental Distress
14.2%
Current Asthma
8.9%
Frequent Physical Distress
8.9%
Lack of Health Insurance
8.6%
Diabetes
7.5%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 67.3%
Annual Checkup 75.5%

Other Measures

Current Smoking
7.1%
Coronary Heart Disease
3.9%
Stroke
2.1%

What alerts and safety updates affect North Druid Hills?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for North Druid Hills right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

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Sheet GA-NORTH-DRUID-HILLS · North Druid Hills

North Druid Hills: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
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  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

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Frequently Asked Questions 5

What is the population of North Druid Hills, GA? ▼
North Druid Hills, GA has a population of 18,947 people, located in DeKalb County, Georgia.
What is the median household income in North Druid Hills? ▼
The median household income in North Druid Hills, GA is $102,742 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 11.1%.
What is the median home value in North Druid Hills? ▼
The median home value in North Druid Hills, GA is $515,900. Median rent is $1,874/month.
What are the top health concerns in North Druid Hills? ▼
The top health indicators in North Druid Hills include Short Sleep Duration (29.8%), High Blood Pressure (26.8%), Obesity (23.8%). Data from CDC PLACES.
What is the median age in North Druid Hills? ▼
The median age in North Druid Hills, GA is 32.9 years. 75% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for North Druid Hills, both outside Georgia so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside GA (11.1% here).

Joliet, IL 11.1% Sterling Heights, MI 11.1% Minot, ND 11.1% Post Falls, ID 11.1%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside GA ($102,742 here).

Seabrook, TX $102,726 Norwalk, IA $102,722 Lansing, KS $102,786 Chesapeake Ranch Estates, MD $102,669

Compare North Druid Hills with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

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Using North Druid Hills's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (DeKalb County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.