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Doraville, Georgia: commercial real estate data.
Doraville is a Census city of 11,134 people across 5.00 square miles of land, lying across DeKalb County and Gwinnett County. Median household income is $67,235, 57.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 31 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $24.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Doraville
What Doraville is
- Census place typecity
- Land area5 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,227
- County holding the largest share of its areaDeKalb County, 97.7 percent
- Counties this place lies inDeKalb County 97.7 percent, Gwinnett County 2.3 percent
Doraville crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Doraville
How many people live in Doraville
- Population11,134
- Median age35.1
- Population under 182,885
- Share under 1825.9 percent
- Population 65 and over1,291 plus or minus 396
- Share 65 and over11.6 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Households3,743
- Family households2,513
- Share of households that are families67.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Doraville
Income and work in Doraville
- Median household income$67,235 plus or minus $15,128
- Per capita income$29,630
- Civilian labor force5,639
- Employed5,570
- Unemployed69 plus or minus 62
- Unemployment rate1.2 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Adults 25 and over7,382
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher73.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher35.6 percent plus or minus 8.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree13.6 percent plus or minus 5.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Doraville
Housing in Doraville
- Housing units4,108
- Occupied units3,743
- Vacant units365 plus or minus 180
- Vacancy rate8.9 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Owner occupied2,158 plus or minus 440
- Renter occupied1,585 plus or minus 319
- Ownership rate57.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$331,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,868
- Annual rent as a share of median income33.3 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Single family units2,773
- Share single family67.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,335 plus or minus 388
- Share in buildings of two or more32.5 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1975
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Doraville
How Doraville gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute4,378
- Commuting under 15 minutes774 plus or minus 243
- Share commuting under 15 minutes17.7 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,722 plus or minus 474
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more39.3 percent plus or minus 9.7
- Drove alone54.7 percent
- Carpooled23.7 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Public transport3.5 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Walked0.6 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Worked from home16.0 percent plus or minus 6.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Doraville
SBA loans in Doraville (7(a))
- Approvals31
- Gross approval$24,114,500
- Average approval$777,887
- Median approval$510,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,609,800
- Largest approval$3,635,000
- Jobs supported212
- Jobs per approval6.8
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Paid in full4
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more32.3 percent
- Share to franchises9.7 percent
- Distinct lenders22
- Distinct industries by NAICS23
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Doraville, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Doraville
SBA loans in Doraville (504)
- Approvals19
- Gross approval$14,132,000
- Average approval$743,789
- Median approval$524,000
- Largest approval$4,212,000
- Jobs supported174
- Loans with a final outcome7
- Charged off1
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Doraville, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 7 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Doraville
Flood risk in Doraville
- NFIP communityCity of Doraville
- NFIP community number130069
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/15/19
The City of Doraville participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 130069 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
DeKalb County, not Doraville
DeKalb County context, not Doraville figures
- Establishments in DeKalb County18,258
- Covered employment, DeKalb County310,019
- Average annual pay, DeKalb County$76,011
- Housing units permitted, DeKalb County1,238
Every figure in this section is published for DeKalb County as a whole and is not a measurement of Doraville.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Doraville questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Doraville, Georgia?
11,134, in 3,743 households. Doraville city covers 5.00 square miles of land, which is 2,227 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Doraville in?
Doraville lies in more than one. By area it is 97.7 percent in DeKalb County, 2.3 percent in Gwinnett County. This page sits under DeKalb County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Doraville?
$67,235. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $331,900. Median gross rent is $1,868 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Doraville businesses?
31 7(a) approvals totaling $24.1 m since FY2020, across 22 lenders, median approval $510,000, plus 19 504 approvals worth $14.1 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Doraville, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Doraville borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Doraville. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Doraville in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Doraville appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Doraville, city of, community 130069, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Doraville figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for DeKalb County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Doraville.
Is zoning published for Doraville?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.