About Druid Hills

Druid Hills is a somewhat small town located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 12,686 people and just one neighborhood, Druid Hills is the 73rd largest community in Georgia.

Druid Hills is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 96.45% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Druid Hills is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Druid Hills who work in management occupations (13.71%), office and administrative support jobs (13.14%), and teaching (12.27%).

Of important note, Druid Hills is also a town of artists. Druid Hills has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Druid Hills's character.

Also of interest is that Druid Hills has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Druid Hills has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too.

Druid Hills is a small town where college students really create the town feel and character. So many small towns have lost population over the last 20-30 years that having the local college presence in the Druid Hills area, with all of the energy of the students filling area dorms and apartments each fall, really helps Druid Hills maintain a good economy.

Druid Hills, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the town.

One of the benefits of Druid Hills is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 19.22 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Druid Hills Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Druid Hills is a pretty powerful place. 78.78% of the adults in Druid Hills have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Druid Hills in 2000 was $34,829, which is wealthy relative to Georgia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $139,316 for a family of four.

Druid Hills is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Druid Hills home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Druid Hills is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Druid Hills include English, Irish, German, Scottish, Russian, Scotch-Irish, Italian, Polish, European, and French.

The most common language spoken in Druid Hills is English. Some people also speak Spanish.