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.
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:
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta operates area Catholic schools. The K-8 school St. Peter Claver Regional School is in Candler-McAfee.
Candler-McAfee was first listed as a CDP in the 1980 U.S. census.
As of the 2020 census, Candler-McAfee had a population of 22,468 and contained 5,191 families. The median age was 39.9 years. 17.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 20.7% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 86.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 83.4 males age 18 and over.
100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 8,974 households in Candler-McAfee, of which 24.1% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 25.8% were married-couple households, 22.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 44.2% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 30.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
There were 10,136 housing units, of which 11.5% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.6% and the rental vacancy rate was 9.0%.