Candler-McAfee neighborhood on the east side of Atlanta, Georgia, United States approximately east of Downtown Atlanta and to the south of Decatur, Georgia The population was 22,468 in 2020.
Geography Candler-McAfee is located to the eastside of Atlanta, Georgia and is bounded by: Glenwood Avenue 2nd Avenue East Lake East Atlanta South: I-20 East: I-285
The Belvedere Park CDP is to the north and Panthersville CDP is to the south.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.29%, is water.
East Lake Golf Club is on the northern boundary of Candler-McAfee.
Education It is in the DeKalb County Public Schools. – Compare with school addresses and boundary maps. Zoned schools: Elementary schools: Columbia, Kelley Lake, Ronald E. McNair, Snapfinger, and Toney (all in the CDP)"Elementary School Attendance Areas 2016 – 2017 School Year." DeKalb County School System. Retrieved on June 1, 2017. Middle schools: Ronald E. McNair (in the CDP) and Columbia (outside the CDP)"Middle School Attendance Areas 2016 – 2017 School Year." DeKalb County School System. Retrieved on June 1, 2017. High schools: Columbia High School (in the CDP) and Ronald E. McNair High School (outside the CDP)."High School Attendance Areas 2016 – 2017 School Year." DeKalb County School System. Retrieved on June 1, 2017.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta operates area Catholic schools. The K-8 school St. Peter Claver Regional School is in Candler-McAfee. – Despite the Decatur address it is not in the city limits. Compare with the Candler-McAfee CDP limits map.
Demographics
Candler-McAfee was first listed as a CDP in the 1980 U.S. census.
Racial and ethnic composition +Candler-McAfee, Georgia – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2000Pop 2010Pop 2020% 2000% 2010% 2020White alone (NH)8881,3992,8393.14%6.08%12.64%Black or African American alone (NH)26,80220,92617,99994.73%90.88%80.11%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)5559320.19%0.26%0.14%Asian alone (NH)41471160.14%0.20%0.52%Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)2670.01%0.03%0.03%Other race alone (NH)49261400.17%0.11%0.62%Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)1932596430.68%1.12%2.86%Hispanic or Latino (any race)2643036920.93%1.32%3.08%Total28,29423,02522,468100.00%100.00%100.00%
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Candler-McAfee had a population of 22,468 and contained 5,191 families. The median age was 39.9 years. 17.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 20.7% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 86.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 83.4 males age 18 and over.
100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 8,974 households in Candler-McAfee, of which 24.1% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 25.8% were married-couple households, 22.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 44.2% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 30.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
There were 10,136 housing units, of which 11.5% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.6% and the rental vacancy rate was 9.0%.
+ Racial composition as of the 2020 census Race Number Percent White 2,942 13.1% Black or African American 18,127 80.7% American Indian and Alaska Native 48 0.2% Asian 124 0.6% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 7 0.0% Some other race 326 1.5% Two or more races 894 4.0%
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