North Decatur is a census-designated place (CDP) in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The population was 16,698 at the 2010 census. Geography North Decatur is located at (33.803054, -84.290123). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.0 square miles (12.9 km), all land. The North Decatur CDP's boundaries are: South: the city of Decatur West: CSX railroad and Clairmont Road, across which are the North Druid Hills and Druid Hills CDPs North: LaVista Road and Pangborn Road, across which are neighborhoods mostly inside the Tucker CCD East: Lawrenceville Highway and DeKalb Industrial Way, across which is mostly the Scottdale CDP. There is no true center to North Decatur; there are three commercial clusters at corners of the CDP: The student-oriented commercial district at Clairmont Road and North Decatur Road at the southwest corner of the CDP the Toco Hills retail cluster at North Druid Hills Road and Lavista Road at the northwest corner, and North DeKalb Mall and adjacent shopping centers along Lawrenceville Highway at the northeast corner of the district. Toco Hills, a de facto commercial center for several CDPs north of the city of Decatur, has grown from a country store in 1950, with a single gas pump and a pot-bellied stove, to multiple shopping centers, coffee houses, houses of worship and townhouses. North Decatur primarily consists of 1950s and 1960s-era ranch homes, although condominiums are increasingly being developed in this community. Its proximity to Atlanta's Midtown and Buckhead districts, as well as Emory University and Decatur, makes it a desirable "in-town" location for what was originally developed as a suburban community. Demographics 2020 census As of the 2020 United States census, there were 18,511 people, 8,169 households, and 3,518 families residing in the CDP. 2000 census As of the census of 2000, there were 15,270 people, 7,974 households, and 3,333 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 8,387 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 83.79% White, 8.04% African American, 0.25% Native American, 5.73% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.65% from other races, and 1.49% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.81% of the population. There were 7,974 households, out of which 14.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 33.5% were married couples living together, 6.3% had a