Moving to Stone Mountain, Georgia
Population: 7,145. Estimated population in July 2024: 7,080 (-0.9% change)
Males: 3,322 (46.5%), Females: 3,823 (53.5%)
DeKalb County
Zip codes: 30083, 30087, 30088.
Demographics
Median resident age: 30.0 years
Median household income: $38,603
Median house value: $95,400
Population by Race
Races in Stone Mountain:
- Black (69.2%)
- White Non-Hispanic (23.0%)
- Hispanic (4.1%)
- Two or more races (2.5%)
- Other race (1.5%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
- Other Asian (0.7%)
- Asian Indian (0.5%)
Ancestries: Irish (5.3%), West Indian (5.2%), English (3.6%), United States (2.9%), French (2.6%), German (2.5%).
Elevation: 1043 feet
Land area: 1.6 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Stone Mountain
- High school or higher: 80.1%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 21.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.6%
- Unemployed: 5.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 36.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Stone Mountain city
- Never married: 35.8%
- Now married: 42.9%
- Separated: 2.5%
- Widowed: 5.8%
- Divorced: 12.9%
11.2% Foreign born (4.3% Latin America, 3.7% Europe, 2.1% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,449 (+25.4%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Stone Mountain:
- EMORY NORTHLAKE REGIONAL MEDICAL CEN (about 5 miles; TUCKER, GA)
- DEKALB MEDICAL CENTER (about 8 miles; DECATUR, GA)
- DECATUR HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; DECATUR, GA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Stone Mountain:
- THE WILLIAM B HARTSFIELD ATLANTA INTL (about 21 miles; ATLANTA, GA; Abbreviation: ATL)
- DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE (about 24 miles; MARIETTA, GA; Abbreviation: MGE)
- ATHENS/BEN EPPS (about 60 miles; ATHENS, GA; Abbreviation: AHN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Stone Mountain:
- DEKALB-PEACHTREE (about 10 miles; ATLANTA, GA; Abbreviation: PDK)
- BERRY HILL (about 19 miles; STOCKBRIDGE, GA; Abbreviation: 4A0)
- GWINNETT COUNTY – BRISCOE FIELD (about 19 miles; LAWRENCEVILLE, GA; Abbreviation: LZU)
Amtrak station near Stone Mountain:
- 16 miles: ATLANTA (1688 PEACHTREE ST. NW). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, taxi stand, public transit connection.
Colleges and Universities
College/University in Stone Mountain:
- LA CARM SCHOOL OF COSMETOLOGY (Full-time enrollment: 79; Location: 6254 MEMORIAL DR STE M; Private, for-profit)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Stone Mountain:
- DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 9 miles; DECATUR, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,486)
- GEORGIA PERIMETER COLLEGE (about 10 miles; DECATUR, GA; Full-time enrollment: 8,213)
- EMORY UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles; ATLANTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 10,839)
- GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 16 miles; ATLANTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 17,302)
- GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 16 miles; ATLANTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 13,841)
- GWINNETT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 18 miles; LAWRENCEVILLE, GA; Full-time enrollment: 3,215)
- CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY (about 18 miles; ATLANTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 4,652)
Schools
Public high schools in Stone Mountain:
- STEPHENSON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 2,254; Location: 701 STEPHENSON ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)
- REDAN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,967; Location: 5247 REDAN ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)
- STONE MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,551; Location: 4555 CENTRAL DRIVE; Grades: 09 – 12)
- DEKALB ALTERNATIVE NIGHT SCHOOL (Students: 69; Location: 5855 MEMORIAL DRIVE; Grades: 08 – 12)
Private high school in Stone Mountain:
- FORREST HILLS CHRISTIAN (Students: 151; Location: 6826 MEMORIAL DRIVE; Grades: KG – 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Stone Mountain:
- STEPHENSON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,321; Location: 922 STEPHENSON ROAD; Grades: 06 – 08)
- FREEDOM MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,239; Location: 505 S. HAIRSTON ROAD; Grades: 06 – 08)
- STONE MOUNTAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,141; Location: 5265 MIMOSA DRIVE; Grades: 06 – 08)
- PINE RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 978; Location: 750 PINE RIDGE DRIVE; Grades: PK – 05)
- WYNBROOKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 911; Location: 440 WICKSBURY WAY; Grades: PK – 05)
- HAMBRICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 805; Location: 1101 HAMBRICK ROAD; Grades: PK – 06)
- STONE MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 797; Location: 6720 MEMORIAL DRIVE; Grades: PK – 05)
- ELDRIDGE L. MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 731; Location: 919 MARTIN ROAD; Grades: PK – 06)
- DUNAIRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 707; Location: 651 SOUTH INDIAN CREEK DRIVE; Grades: PK – 05)
- ROCKBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 686; Location: 445 HALWICK WAY; Grades: PK – 06)
Private primary/middle schools in Stone Mountain:
- MT CARMEL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 396; Location: 6015 OLD STONE MT RD; Grades: PK – 8)
- ST TIMOTHY SCHOOL (Students: 315; Location: 5365 MEMORIAL DRIVE; Grades: PK – 3)
- INDIAN CREEK CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 142; Location: 3901 ROCKBRIDGE ROAD; Grades: PK – 4)
- DECATUR ADVENTIST JR. ACADEMY (Students: 137; Location: 2584 YOUNG ROAD; Grades: KG – 8)
- MEMORIAL DRIVE PRESBYTERIAN CO (Students: 131; Location: 5140 MEMORIAL DRIVE; Grades: PK – 3)
- KIDZCO LEARNING ACADEMY (Students: 86; Location: 4733 ROCKBRIDGE ROAD; Grades: PK – 1)
- LOVE & GRACE CHRISTIAN ACAD (Students: 37; Location: 1125 S. HAIRSTON ROAD; Grades: PK – 2)
- GABLES ACADEMY (Students: 24; Location: 811 GORDON STREET; Grades: 6 – 11)