Postal Codes

30032 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 30032 covers Decatur, Georgia, with a population of about 42,812 and a median household income of $61,292.

Population
42,8123,137 per square mile
Median age
39.71 points above the US average
Median household income
$61,29218% below the Georgia median
Poverty rate
16.5%4.1 points above the US average
Typical home value
$239,082down 7.5% in five years
Median rent
$1,364about the Georgia median
Degree or higher
30%5 points below the US average
Homeownership
57.8%7.2 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
601

Where 30032 is

Decatur, Georgia — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population42,812
Median age39.7
Family households53.7%
Born outside the US7.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home9%
White (non-Hispanic)17.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)69.7%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.8%
Hispanic or Latino5.2%
Veterans7.1%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$61,292
Income per person$31,712
Poverty rate16.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance22.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.4%
$10–15k3.1%
$15–20k5.3%
$20–25k4.8%
$25–30k4.4%
$30–35k5.0%
$35–40k5.2%
$40–45k4.5%
$45–50k3.7%
$50–60k7.3%
$60–75k12.3%
$75–100k11.2%
$100–125k9.8%
$125–150k5.8%
$150–200k7.9%
$200k or more4.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed20,030
Mean adjusted gross income$50,215
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.1%
Returns, under $25k38.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k28.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k9.6%
Returns, $200k or more2.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$245,000
Median gross rent$1,364
Rent as a share of household income34.3%
Owner-occupied57.8%
Vacant homes24.9%
Median year built1965

What the homes are

Detached house62.4%
Attached house6.5%
2 to 4 units5.8%
5 to 19 units16.9%
20 or more units7.4%
Mobile home1%
Boat, RV or van0.1%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$239,082as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 7.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 110.2%
Typical asking rent$1,631as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 2.6%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 26.9%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 115.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$302,251$54,785

$104,051 in 2000 to $239,082 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201520202026$1,631$708

$708 in 2015 to $1,631 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate9.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher30%
High school diploma or higher90.6%
Works from home16.4%
Drives to work alone65.3%
Takes public transport6.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more23.1%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity36.7% 3.3 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes16.2% 4.2 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.9% 1.7 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure42.7% 8.6 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health23.1% 2.8 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)14.5% 3.2 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression17.1% 4.8 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity27.3% 1.9 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis23% 2.1 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.5% 2.5 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.5% 3.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)5.2% 2.5 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.6% 2.9 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87% 1.1 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.2% 2.9 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.6% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist52.6% 8.7 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability29.1% 1.6 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support28.2% 3.4 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity24.9% 7.8 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps22.7% 8.4 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.1% 1.6 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.6% 0.6 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity21% 7.2 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10.2% 1.8 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport13.1% 3.9 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness40.8% 6.4 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use80% 4.1 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.6% 0.8 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15.7% 1.7 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.8% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.6% 1.6 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat14.7% 5.9 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours40.6% 4.2 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost19.6% 6.6 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability7.4% 1.8 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments601
People employed5,585
Annual payroll$177,056,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 23.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 19 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss18.2 out of 100
Community resilience27.2 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Hail73.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake67.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning65.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide64.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm59.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado51.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind49.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave48.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane43.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire41.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding35.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave30.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather24.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Georgia and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPGeorgiaUnited States
Median household income$61,292$74,664$78,538
Income per person$31,712$39,525$43,289
Poverty rate16.5%13.5%12.4%
Median home value$245,000$272,900$303,400
Median gross rent$1,364$1,306$1,348
Homeownership57.8%65.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher30%34.2%35%
Unemployment rate9.3%5.1%5.2%
Works from home16.4%14.2%13.5%
Born outside the US7.3%10.8%13.9%
Median age39.737.438.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationATLANTA PEACHTREE AP, GA US15.4 km away
Rain in a year51 in

Average high and low by month

January51.9°F / 32.7°F4.57 in rain
February56.4°F / 35.9°F4.47 in rain
March64.4°F / 42.2°F4.7 in rain
April72.7°F / 49.2°F3.87 in rain
May80.3°F / 58.5°F3.83 in rain
June86.2°F / 66.3°F4.69 in rain
July89.4°F / 69.9°F4.71 in rain
August88.2°F / 69.1°F4.51 in rain
September82.9°F / 62.8°F4.12 in rain
October72.8°F / 50.9°F3.39 in rain
November62.5°F / 40.6°F4.21 in rain
December54.4°F / 35.5°F4.36 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarket52% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket52% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket93% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

DeKalb County School District99.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability75more vulnerable than 75% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status80more vulnerable than 80% of US census tracts
Household characteristics55more vulnerable than 55% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status87more vulnerable than 87% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Walkability11.1 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

30002 Avondale Estates, GA3.4 km away
30030 Decatur, GA4.4 km away
30035 Decatur, GA4.7 km away
30031 Decatur, GA4.9 km away
30036 Decatur, GA4.9 km away
30037 Decatur, GA4.9 km away
30317 Atlanta, GA5.1 km away
30034 Decatur, GA5.2 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

DeKalb County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area13.65 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq mi
Population density3,137 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude33.7408, -84.2632

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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