| Official Name: | Candler-McAfee, Atlanta |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community Census-designated place |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Pushpin Map: | Metro Atlanta |
| Pushpin Label: | Candler-McAfee CDP |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Atlanta, GA |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Georgia |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | DeKalb |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 18.08 |
| Area Land Km2: | 18.04 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.04 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 6.98 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 6.96 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.02 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 22468 |
| Population Density Km2: | 1245.77 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 3226.31 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 33.7272°N -84.2747°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 30032[2] |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 13-12834[3] |
Candler-McAfee is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. It is located east of Atlanta[4] approximately 10miles east of Downtown Atlanta and to the south of Decatur, Georgia[5] The population was 22,468 in 2020.
Candler-McAfee is located to the east of the city of Atlanta, Georgia[6] and is bounded by:[7]
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 7sqmi, of which 0.04sqmi, or 0.29%, is water.
East Lake Golf Club is on the northern boundary of Candler-McAfee.
| White alone (NH) | 888 | 1,399 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 2,839 | 3.14% | 6.08% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 12.64% | |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 26,802 | 20,926 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 17,999 | 94.73% | 90.88% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 80.11% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 55 | 59 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 32 | 0.19% | 0.26% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.14% | |
| Asian alone (NH) | 41 | 47 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 116 | 0.14% | 0.20% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.52% | |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 2 | 6 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 7 | 0.01% | 0.03% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.03% | |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 49 | 26 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 140 | 0.17% | 0.11% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.62% | |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 193 | 259 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 643 | 0.68% | 1.12% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 2.86% | |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 264 | 303 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 692 | 0.93% | 1.32% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 3.08% | |
| Total | 28,294 | 23,025 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 22,468 | 100.00% | 100.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 100.00% |
Candler-McAfee was first listed as a CDP in the 1980 U.S. census. As of the 2020 United States census, there were 22,468 people, 8,685 households, and 5,191 families residing in the CDP.
It is in the DeKalb County Public Schools.[11] Zoned schools:
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta operates area Catholic schools. The K-8 school St. Peter Claver Regional School is in Candler-McAfee.[15]