• DeKalb ranks third in total population
• DeKalb ranks second in total labor force and can attract a labor force of 1.4 million from six metro area counties
• DeKalb’ s personal income is the third highest in Georgia and 14% above the state average

Population

Population in DeKalb grew by an estimated 80,000 people, or 12.2 percent between 2000 and 2009 This growth rate is projected to rise another four percent in the next decade and add another 25,000 residents.

Total population in DeKalb was an estimated 747,274 in 2009.

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Labor Force & Employment

Labor force in DeKalb County, comprised of DeKalb and the five counties that often provide workers for DeKalb businesses, grew 9.7 percent from 2000 to 2009. Job growth in the county will be nearly 50 percent higher than population growth through the year 2025. Total labor force in DeKalb was 384,550 in 2009, with another 1 million plus in the counties adjacent to DeKalb. Adding an advantage to this labor pool and employers is the counties peerless accessibility options, which include MARTA rapid rail and bus service.

Employment in DeKalb grew 23 percent in the last decade, its businesses adding nearly 70,000 net new jobs. Employment in 2008 was 307,116 jobs. In the next decade the county will follow the nation's growth trends, with an increase of more than 44,000 jobs.

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Housing in DeKalb grew by more than 41,000 single and multi-family units in the last decade, at a valuation of more than $4.1 billion.  Total units in the county stood at an estimated 302,644 in 2009, with single-family units estimated at more than 60 percent of the total housing stock. 

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Business owners in DeKalb County can get a library card.  Click this link to get more information: http://www.dekalblibrary.org/library-cards/get-a-card.html

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