Belvedere Park, Georgia
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Belvedere Park · DeKalb County, Georgia
Population 14,422 (est. 2026: ~13,600)
Source: Census ACS 2023 · ACS 2023 + -1.67% annual growth projection

Belvedere Park, Georgia

DeKalb County, Georgia · Population 15,113

Belvedere Park sits in the inner ring of metro Atlanta, tucked inside DeKalb County just east of the city limits. It's a census-designated place — no incorporated government of its own — which means Atlanta's skyline is close enough to matter but Belvedere Park operates in the quieter residential texture between the urban core and the suburbs. The neighborhood draws people who want reasonable proximity to Atlanta jobs without the density or price of Intown neighborhoods. The median age of 38.1 and a majority of family households suggest a community that has settled in rather than passing through.

People & Demographics

Belvedere Park's population of 14,558 is predominantly Black at 9,347 residents (64%), with 4,096 white residents (28%), 209 Asian residents, and 338 Hispanic or Latino residents. The community skews toward working-age adults — median age 38.1 — with 2,856 children under 18 living across 5,524 households. Average household size is 2.62 people. Family households make up 3,035 of total households, slightly more than half. As a piece of DeKalb County's 764,382 residents, Belvedere Park is a mid-sized pocket within one of Georgia's most populous and diverse counties.

Economy & Employment

Median household income here is $66,881 and per capita income is $35,726. Of the 8,178 residents in the labor force, 627 are unemployed — an unemployment rate of roughly 7.7% among the active workforce. An estimated 2,139 residents fall below the poverty line, representing about 14.7% of the population. These figures reflect a working-class to middle-income community, situated within commuting range of Atlanta's broader job market in healthcare, logistics, government, and professional services. Grady Memorial Hospital and Emory Healthcare — both significant employers — are accessible from here, as are corporate corridors in Midtown and Buckhead.

Housing

Belvedere Park has 7,151 total housing units, of which 5,524 are occupied and 1,627 sit vacant — a vacancy rate of roughly 22.7%, notably high and worth attention for anyone watching the local rental market. Of occupied units, 3,468 are owner-occupied and 2,056 are renter-occupied, putting the homeownership rate at about 62.8%. Median home value is $245,800. Median gross rent is $1,237 per month. Both figures are relatively accessible compared to Intown Atlanta, which makes Belvedere Park an entry point for buyers and renters who've been priced out of neighborhoods closer to the core. The high vacancy rate may reflect a mix of older housing stock, transitional ownership, and investment properties sitting between tenants.

Schools

Belvedere Park falls within DeKalb County Schools. The high schools closest in geography and district alignment include Lakeside High School (grades 9–12, 2,141 students) and Tucker High School (grades 9–12, 1,579 students). Cross Keys High School (grades 9–12, 1,714 students) serves the eastern Atlanta area as well. At the middle school level, Sequoyah Middle School (grades 6–8, 1,763 students) is among the larger options in the county.

For families considering alternatives, Georgia Cyber Academy (grades K–12, 8,876 students statewide) operates as a fully online public school open to Georgia residents. A number of larger Atlanta-area high schools are also reachable within a reasonable drive, including Decatur High School (1,853 students), Chamblee High School (1,776 students), and Riverwood International Charter School (1,737 students) in Sandy Springs.

Morehouse School of Medicine (phone: 404-752-1500) is one of the region's prominent graduate medical institutions and is accessible from Belvedere Park via I-20.

Getting Around

Of 7,324 total workers, 4,886 drive alone — about 66.7%. Another 341 carpool. Public transit accounts for 727 commuters (roughly 9.9%), a meaningful share that reflects Belvedere Park's position within MARTA's service area. The nearest rail and bus lines connect to Atlanta's downtown, Midtown, and airport corridors. Another 1,087 residents work from home, and 139 walk to work. Aggregate commute time across all workers totals 206,505 minutes, averaging roughly 28 minutes per commuter — consistent with inner-ring suburban Atlanta patterns. A car remains the primary mode, but transit is a real option for downtown-bound workers.

Healthcare

Belvedere Park is within the service area of Grady Memorial Hospital in downtown Atlanta and DeKalb Medical (Piedmont DeKalb) in Decatur, both within roughly 5–10 miles depending on traffic. For a searchable directory of individual healthcare providers registered in Belvedere Park, the CMS NPI Registry lists licensed providers by city.

Library

The Flat Shoals Branch of the DeKalb County Public Library is the nearest public library, located 1.0 mile from central Belvedere Park. Phone: 404-244-4370.

Parks & Recreation

Three National Park Service sites are accessible from Belvedere Park:

Natural Hazards

DeKalb County carries a long FEMA declaration history — 15 events since 1993. The county has been hit by hurricanes tracking inland (Opal 1995, Ivan 2004, Irma 2017, Helene 2024), severe winter storms that shut down metro Atlanta (1993, 2000, 2014, and a 2026 declaration), and significant flooding events (1998, 2009). DeKalb also activated emergency status during the Hurricane Katrina evacuation in 2005, receiving displaced residents. The COVID-19 pandemic triggered both an emergency declaration (March 13, 2020) and a major disaster declaration (March 29, 2020).

The pattern here is clear: residents should prepare for winter weather events that can paralyze the region quickly, tropical remnants bringing heavy rain and wind, and flooding — especially near lower-lying creek drainages in eastern DeKalb. Winter storm risk is consistently underestimated in this part of Georgia.

Government & Municipal Code

Belvedere Park is a census-designated place, not an incorporated municipality. Local governance falls to DeKalb County. The municipal code is published by Municode and accessible at library.municode.com/ga/belvedere-park-cdp-georgia. No local building code is on file for this CDP — construction and permitting questions route through DeKalb County directly.

Weather

Current forecasts and conditions are served by the National Weather Service. The nearest weather observation station is DECATUR 3.9 SE, located 2.5 miles from Belvedere Park.

References

The law belongs to the people. Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 590 U.S. (2020)