Candler-McAfee, Georgia

Candler-McAfee is located to the eastside of Atlanta, Georgia and is bounded by: • Glenwood Avenue • 2nd Avenue • East Lake • East Atlanta • South: I-20 • East: I-285 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. ==Education==

It is in the DeKalb County Public Schools. Zoned schools: • Elementary schools: Columbia, Kelley Lake, Ronald E. McNair, Snapfinger, and Toney (all in the CDP) • Middle schools: Ronald E. McNair (in the CDP) and Columbia (outside the CDP) • High schools: Columbia High School (in the CDP) and Ronald E. McNair High School (outside the CDP). The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta operates area Catholic schools. The K-8 school St. Peter Claver Regional School is in Candler-McAfee. ==Demographics==

Candler-McAfee was first listed as a CDP in the 1980 U.S. census. 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%. ==References==