About Bishop

Bishop is a tiny town located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 145 people and just one neighborhood, Bishop is the 470th largest community in Georgia.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Bishop is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Bishop is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bishop who work in sales jobs (17.19%), building maintenance and grounds keeping (15.63%), and teaching (12.50%).

Of important note, Bishop is also a town of artists. Bishop has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Bishop's character.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.06% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One of the benefits of Bishop is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 15.79 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Bishop is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Bishop isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 96.49% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

As is often the case in a small town, Bishop doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Bishop Information and Demographics

The population of Bishop is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 14.96% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 34.34% of adults in Bishop have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Bishop in 2000 was $15,630, which is middle income relative to Georgia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $62,520 for a family of four.

The people who call Bishop home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Bishop is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Bishop include Scottish, English, British, Dutch, Welsh, and European.

The most common language spoken in Bishop is English. Some people also speak French.