page_title: Druid Hills, Georgia
section_title: Demographics
hierarchical_section_title: Druid Hills, Georgia / Demographics
caption_attribution_description: English: Asa G. Candler Residence, Druid Hills
context_page_description: Druid Hills is a community which includes both a census-designated place in unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, United States, as well as a neighborhood of the city of Atlanta. The CDP's population was 14,568 at the 2010 census. The CDP formerly contained the main campus of Emory University and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; they were annexed by Atlanta in 2018. The Atlanta-city section of Druid Hills is one of Atlanta's most affluent neighborhoods with a mean household income in excess of $238,500.
context_section_description: As of the census of 2000, there were 12,742 people, 4,627 households, and 2,040 families residing in the CDP.  The population density was 3,040.4 people per square mile (1,174.1/km²).  There were 4,830 housing units at an average density of 1,152.6/sq mi (445.1/km²).  The racial makeup of the CDP was 84.15% White, 6.0% African-American, 0.16% Native American, 7.34% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.64% from other races, and 1.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.43% of the population.
  There were 4,627 households, out of which 18.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.5% were married couples living together, 4.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 55.9% were non-families. 37.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.06 and the average family size was 2.80.
  In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 13.0% under the age of 18, 30.2% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 16.5% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.5 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.2 males.
  The median income for a household in the CDP was $62,953, and the median income for a family was $106,196. Males had a median income of $57,017 versus $45,458 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $34,829.  About 2.3% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.5% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over.
caption: Candler mansion (built 1916) at 1500 Ponce de Leon Avenue in Druid Hills
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