The unincorporated area called Dunwoody was pioneered in the early 1830's and is named for Major Charles Dunwoody (1828-1905). Originally a farming community, the area now includes about 15,000 homeowners.
A significant part of the DeKalb portion was owned by the Spruill family. Their homeplace on Ashford-Dunwoody Road, now the Spruill Historic Home and Gallery, was donated to DeKalb County and Dunwoody by Mrs. Ethel Spruill and Miss Onnie Mae Spruill.
The first church, which also served as a private school, was Ebenezer Primitive Baptist Church. Established in 1829, it is still an active church located at the intersection of Roberts and Spalding Drive's.
The first public school was started in 1889 near the intersection of Chamblee-Dunwoody and Mt. Vernon Road's. From 1911 to 1989 it was Dunwoody Elementary School. After closing it was renovated to house the Dunwoody Library and Cultural Arts Center.
The first "mass transit system" was a rail line built in 1881 that ran from Chamblee to the Chattahoochee River, passing through Dunwoody along what is now Chamblee-Dunwoody Road. The "Old Buck" train ran for 40 years and resulted in a campaign whistle stop visit in 1905 by president Theodore Roosevelt.
Many of the founding families of Dunwoody are buried in historic cemeteries such as those at Ebenezer Primitive Baptist Church and the old site of New Hope Presbyterian Church (near Roberts Drive-Chamblee-Dunwoody junction), as well as the Donaldson, Eidson and Spruill family cemeteries.
The Dunwoody North Civic Association would like to welcome you to the best neighborhood in metro Atlanta to raise a family!!
Dunwoody has it all, great schools, low crime, a wooded suburban setting with large lots, and close proximity to all the City of Atlanta has to offer. The top end perimeter of I-285 has also become the cornerstone of Atlanta's high tech job market as well as being at the cross roads of the major interstates & public transportation.
The Dunwoody North Communities are comprised of approximately 1,250 homes contained within the subdivision known as Dunwoody North, as well as the homes in the adjacent subdivisions of Andover Estates, Laurelwood Farms, Dunwoody Trails, Brafferton Square,Briers North, The Madisons, and Chestnut Landing. The area encompasses North Peachtree Road, the Dunwoody Side of Peachtree Industrial and both sides of Tilly Mill Road. The community boasts a very active swim / tennis association the Dunwoody North Driving club which offers four brand new lighted tennis courts, a resurfaced 25m swimming pool with a diving well and high dive and a children's playground. The club also offers year round socials, ALTA tennis teams and the highest caliber of water volleyball play in all of Atlanta. If you are interested in joining the club, you may e-mail them at drivingclub@dunwoodynorth.org and we will have their membership chairman get back to you with club information.
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Dunwoody:
DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE (about 13 miles; MARIETTA, GA; ID: MGE)
THE WILLIAM B HARTSFIELD ATLANTA INTL (about 23 miles; ATLANTA, GA; ID: ATL)
RICHARD B RUSSELL (about 65 miles; ROME, GA; ID: RMG)
DEKALB HIGH SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY, NORTH CAMPUS (Location: 1995 WOMACK ROAD; Grades: 00 - 00)
Notable locations in Dunwoody: Perimeter Business Park (A), Dunwoody Library (B).
Shopping Centers: Mount Vernon Shopping Center (1), The Shops At Dunwoody Shopping Center (2), Dunwoody Village Shopping Center (3), Dunwoody Hall Shopping Center (4), Perimeter Mall Shopping Center (5), Williamsburg At Dunwoody Shopping Center (6), Georgetown Shopping Center (7).
Church in Dunwoody: Korean Church of Atlanta
Cemeteries: Martin Cemetery, Edison Cemetery, New Hope Cemetery
Reservoir: Kingsley Lake
Parks in Dunwoody include: Dunwoody Park, Windwood Hollow Park
Post offices: Perimeter Station Atlanta Post Office, Dunwoody Post Office
Dunwoody compared to Georgia state average:
Median household income above state average.
Median house value above state average.
Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age above state average.
Number of rooms per house above state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly above state average.
Population (year 2000): 32,808 Males: 16,001 (48.8%), Females: 16,807 (51.2%)
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $405,300
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2000: $927
Median gross rent in Dunwoody, GA in 2000: $998
Housing units in Dunwoody with a mortgage: 6,795 (677 second mortgage, 1,283 home equity loan, 12 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,842
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Dunwoody, Georgia:
1 room: 0
2 rooms: 11
3 rooms: 42
4 rooms: 74
5 rooms: 377
6 rooms: 689
7 rooms: 1168
8 rooms: 2219
9 or more rooms: 4615
Rooms in renter-occupied housing units and apartments:
1 room: 271
2 rooms: 677
3 rooms: 1039
4 rooms: 1000
5 rooms: 921
6 rooms: 349
7 rooms: 120
8 rooms: 77
9 or more rooms: 97
Year house built:
1999 to March 2000: 575
1995 to 1998: 2309
1990 to 1994: 1472
1980 to 1989: 2648
1970 to 1979: 4570
1960 to 1969: 2653
1950 to 1959: 267
1940 to 1949: 46
1939 or earlier: 59
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Dunwoody:
no bedroom: 0
1 bedrooms: 70
2 bedrooms: 439
3 bedrooms: 2040
4 bedrooms: 5016
5 or more bedrooms: 1630
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
no bedroom: 271
1 bedrooms: 1822
2 bedrooms: 1785
3 bedrooms: 485
4 bedrooms: 138
5 or more bedrooms: 50
Vehicles available in Dunwoody in owner-occupied houses:
no vehicle: 95
1 vehicle: 1536
2 vehicles: 5416
3 vehicles: 1626
4 vehicles: 448
5 or more vehicles: 74
Vehicles available in renter-occupied housing units:
no vehicle: 339
1 vehicle: 2561
2 vehicles: 1421
3 vehicles: 184
4 vehicles: 18
5 or more vehicles: 28
Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Dunwoody, GA:
Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 9
$25,000 to $29,999: 10
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 19
$50,000 to $59,999: 9
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 9
$80,000 to $89,999: 24
$90,000 to $99,999: 40
$100,000 to $124,999: 148
$125,000 to $149,999: 172
$150,000 to $174,999: 315
$175,000 to $199,999: 624
$200,000 to $249,999: 1779
$250,000 to $299,999: 2118
$300,000 to $399,999: 2390
$400,000 to $499,999: 747
$500,000 to $749,999: 203
$750,000 to $999,999: 9
$1,000,000 or more: 12
Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Dunwoody:
Less than $100: 8
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 19
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 0
$300 to $349: 10
$350 to $399: 0
$400 to $449: 8
$450 to $499: 15
$500 to $549: 22
$550 to $599: 37
$600 to $649: 35
$650 to $699: 152
$700 to $749: 537
$750 to $799: 425
$800 to $899: 977
$900 to $999: 700
$1,000 to $1,249: 947
$1,250 to $1,499: 252
$1,500 to $1,999: 246
$2,000 or more: 113
No cash rent: 48
Household type by relationship Households: 32303
In family households: 26263 (7510 male householders, 1500 female householders)
8209 spouses, 7405 children (6880 natural, 302 adopted, 223 stepchildren), 140 grandchildren, 326 brothers or sisters, 283 parents, 473 other relatives, 417 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 6040 (2052 male householders (1505 living alone)), 2668 female householders (2157 living alone)), 1320 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 505 (333 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 4662 2-persons, 1865 3-persons, 1668 4-persons, 549 5-persons, 156 6-persons, 110 7-or-more-persons
Year of entry for the foreign-born population (4893 people)
1995 to March 2000: 2198
1990 to 1994: 714
1985 to 1989: 489
1980 to 1984: 372
1975 to 1979: 315
1970 to 1974: 180
1965 to 1969: 216
Before 1965: 409
Number of people working at home: 1258 (7.0% of all workers)
Travel time to work
Less than 5 minutes: 319
5 to 9 minutes: 1238
10 to 14 minutes: 2235
15 to 19 minutes: 2678
20 to 24 minutes: 3178
25 to 29 minutes: 1570
30 to 34 minutes: 2748
35 to 39 minutes: 604
40 to 44 minutes: 631
45 to 59 minutes: 911
60 to 89 minutes: 411
90 or more minutes: 236
Household income:
Less than $10,000: 435
$10,000 to $14,999: 279
$15,000 to $19,999: 276
$20,000 to $24,999: 302
$25,000 to $29,999: 429
$30,000 to $34,999: 437
$35,000 to $39,999: 520
$40,000 to $44,999: 523
$45,000 to $49,999: 418
$50,000 to $59,999: 1084
$60,000 to $74,999: 1444
$75,000 to $99,999: 2141
$100,000 to $124,999: 1698
$125,000 to $149,999: 1000
$150,000 to $199,999: 1365
$200,000 or more: 1379
First ancestries reported:
Other groups: 5564
English: 3928
German: 3169
Irish: 2702
United States or American: 2124
Italian: 1178
Scotch-Irish: 864
Scottish: 801
Polish: 800
Russian: 587
European: 534
French (except Basque): 494
Subsaharan African:: 339
Eastern European: 304
British: 276
Welsh: 239
Dutch: 237
Swedish: 235
Norwegian: 223
Greek: 191
Arab:: 164
French Canadian: 130
Belgian: 119
Ukrainian: 119
Swiss: 116
Canadian: 113
African: 111
Hungarian: 103
Lebanese: 100
Austrian: 92
Czech: 91
Slovak: 83
Danish: 76
Ethiopian: 73
Portuguese: 72
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 70
Romanian: 66
Jamaican: 52
Somalian: 50
Turkish: 48
Czechoslovakian: 46
Armenian: 45
Brazilian: 42
Lithuanian: 40
Israeli: 39
Finnish: 37
Nigerian: 33
Australian: 32
South African: 28
Latvian: 28
Other Arab: 28
Yugoslavian: 23
Iraqi: 21
Ghanian: 19
Iranian: 19
Slovene: 18
Other Subsaharan African: 15
Palestinian: 15
Scandinavian: 13
Northern European: 10
Liberian: 10
Dutch West Indian: 10
Bulgarian: 10
Celtic: 10
Croatian: 10
Maltese: 9
West Indian: 8
Slavic: 7
Pennsylvania German: 5
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 9230
Northeast: 5126
Midwest: 4179
South: 7711
West: 1300
52% of Dunwoody residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 41% lived in Georgia.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 46
Nursery to 4th grade: 11
5th and 6th grade: 79
7th and 8th grade: 44
9th grade: 31
10th grade: 76
11th grade: 45
12th grade, no diploma: 91
High school graduate (or equivalency): 648
Less than 1 year of college: 293
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,248
Associate degree: 442
Bachelor's degree: 5,367
Master's degree: 2,069
Professional school degree: 747
Doctorate degree: 364
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 51
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 77
7th and 8th grade: 69
9th grade: 73
10th grade: 112
11th grade: 75
12th grade, no diploma: 70
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,642
Less than 1 year of college: 508
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,872
Associate degree: 746
Bachelor's degree: 4,878
Master's degree: 1,838
Professional school degree: 422
Doctorate degree: 143
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.1% Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.9%
Unemployment rate for Black males: 3.9% Unemployment rate for Black females: 4.8%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0% Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian males: 5.0% Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race males: 14.4% Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0% Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 5.1% Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 11.0%
Median household income in 1999 for:
White non-Hispanic householders: $87,163
Black householders: $58,417
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $42,500
Asian householders: $70,988
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $36,250
Some other householders: $37,457
Two or more householders: $77,825
Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $61,375
Median house value for:
White Non-Hispanic householders: $279,000
Black or African American householders: $240,600
Asian householders: $273,400
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $95,000
