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 place where college students are a big part of the character and culture of the town. Small towns have often struggled with declining populations over the past few decades, but the presence of such a large college student population has helped Druid Hills to fight this trend. Not only does the college population add spending and jobs to local economy, but it also contributes a very tangible, youthful energy to the town.

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

Residents of the town have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 19.22 minutes getting to work every day.

Druid Hills Information and Demographics

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Druid Hills, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Druid Hills is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 78.78% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 14.96%.

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.