Ordered by what stands out in Chamblee. Another town gets a different order.
Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Chamblee
Most working residents leave Chamblee for work: only 6% work in town. The top destinations are Atlanta (28%), Sandy Springs (8%) and Alpharetta (4%). Half commute less than 9 miles.
Chamblee’s public schools outperform 19% of Georgia districts
The public schools Chamblee’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 81% of Georgia’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
Chamblee has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 33°, and snow is almost unheard of.
More young adults than Georgia overall, and 48% of adults have a four-year degree
Adults 18 to 34 are 30% of residents (23% statewide); people 65 and older are 9% of residents (15% statewide). 48% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 35% across Georgia. 20% never finished high school.
33.6median age · GA 37.6
ChambleeGeorgiaUnited States
Ages · share of residents
20%
<1010–1718–2425–3435–4445–5455–6465–7475+
Education · adults 25 and older
No diploma20%
High school17%
Some college11%
Associate’s4%
Bachelor’s28%
Graduate20%
Ages and education in Chamblee
Chamblee
GA
U.S.
Under 10
13.7%
12.1%
11.6%
10 to 17
9%
11.1%
10.3%
18 to 24
9.3%
9.5%
9.1%
25 to 34
20.4%
13.8%
13.7%
35 to 44
17.1%
13.4%
13.2%
45 to 54
13.8%
12.8%
12.2%
55 to 64
7.5%
12.3%
12.7%
65 to 74
5.8%
9.1%
10.2%
75 and older
3.4%
5.8%
7%
No diploma
19.8%
10.8%
10.4%
High school
17.1%
26.6%
26%
Some college
11%
19.2%
19.1%
Associate’s
4.2%
8.4%
8.8%
Bachelor’s
28.1%
21.1%
21.6%
Graduate
19.8%
13.9%
14.1%
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimatesBy the numbers →
A job hub
Every workday, about 26,445 people come to Chamblee for work
Where Chamblee’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
27,032jobs based in Chamblee
6%of working residents work in town
9 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
1880 · 1950 Census Enumeration District Maps - Georgia (GA) - De Kalb County - Chamblee - ED 44-50 to 55 · Wikimedia Commons
Chamblee’s story
Chamblee in pictures
18 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 2 places on the National Register.
Chamblee ( SHAM-blee) is a city in northern DeKalb County, Georgia, United States, northeast of Atlanta. The population was 30,164 as of the 2020 census.
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