DeKalb County is located in north-central Georgia. The County Seat is Decatur and the largest city is Dunwoody. The Official Web Site is located at http://www.co.dekalb.ga.us/. The 2014 population estimate is 722,161 and the 2010 census population was 691,894. The land area is 267.58 square miles and there are 2585.7 persons per square mile.
37% of the population is White, 54.8% is Black or African American, 9.1% is Hispanic or Latino, 5.6% is Asian, 0.5% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.1% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 2% is two or more races. 88.4% have a high school degree or higher, and 39.7% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $168,900, there are 264,496 households, an average of 2.59 persons per household. The per capita income is $28,810, the median household income is $50,856, and 19% of the persons in DeKalb County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 73,184. Retail sales (in $1000) were $7,973,387, and sales per capita were $10,867. The percentage of black-owned firms is 39.6%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 37.2%.
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| DeKalb County Home Page DeKalb County home page and resource for government information. Find departments, contacts, board of commissioners, meetings, agendas, minutes, and more. |
| Code of Ordinances DeKalb County Code of Ordinances and comparative tables. |
| Court Records | Superior, State, Magistrate DeKalb County Magistrate, State, and Superior civil and criminal court records. |
| Inmates DeKalb County Sheriff's Office inmate lookup. |
| Inmates and Arrest Reports Enter the site and click on Jail/Inmate Reports or Jail/ID Name Search to generate a report for inmates and arrests in DeKalb County. |
| Plat Images Use this Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority (GSCCCA) fee-based service to search for DeKalb County, Georgia Plat Images. Access requires registration with the GSCCCA and they require a fee for document images. |
| Property & Recorded Documents Find property records and other recorded documents from DeKalb County. Set up a free account and search the Georgia Consolidated Real Estate Index, which includes affidavits, deeds, easements, options, leases, liens, bonds, cancellations, power of attorney filings, releases, title transfers, and more. Fee for document views. |
| Property | Assessor DeKalb County Assessor property records. |
| Property | Business Personal Property Appraisal Department business personal property records. Provides address, class, tax district, owner, owner address, and appraised & assessment values. |
| Property | GIS GIS property record database from the Property Appraisal Department. |
| Property | Tax Records DeKalb County Tax Commissioner property tax search and online payments. |
| Property | Tax Sales DeKalb County Tax Commissioner records of delinquent tax properties to be auctioned. |
| Voter Registration Confirm your DeKalb County Voter Registration by searching by name and birth date. |
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