Candler-McAfee, Georgia

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:

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.

It is in the DeKalb County Public Schools. Zoned schools:

Elementary schools: Columbia, Kelley Lake, Ronald E. McNair, Snapfinger, and Toney
Middle schools: Ronald E. McNair and Columbia
High schools: Columbia [High School (Georgia)|Columbia High School] and Ronald E. McNair High School.

Candler-McAfee was first listed as a CDP in the 1980 U.S. census.

Race / Ethnicity	Pop 2000	Pop 2010		% 2000	% 2010
White alone	888	1,399	2,839	3.14%	6.08%	12.64%
Non-Hispanic or [Latino African Americans\|Black or African American] alone	26,802	20,926	17,999	94.73%	90.88%	80.11%
Native Americans in [the United States\|Native American] or Alaska Native alone	55	59	32	0.19%	0.26%	0.14%
Asian alone	41	47	116	0.14%	0.20%	0.52%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone	2	6	7	0.01%	0.03%	0.03%
Race and ethnicity in [the United States census\|Other race] alone	49	26	140	0.17%	0.11%	0.62%
Mixed race or Multiracial	193	259	643	0.68%	1.12%	2.86%
Hispanic or Latino	264	303	692	0.93%	1.32%	3.08%
Total	28,294	23,025	22,468	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 22,468 people, 8,685 households, and 5,191 families residing in the CDP.