About Comer

Comer is a very small town located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 4,075 people and just one neighborhood, Comer is the 186th largest community in Georgia.

When you are in Comer, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 41.5% of Comer's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Comer is a town of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Comer who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.10%), sales jobs (8.28%), and teaching (5.63%).

Comer is a very car-oriented town. 97.4% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Comer is a small town, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Comer has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

Comer is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Comer Information and Demographics

The rate of college-level education in Comer is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 14.96%: just 11.38% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.

The per capita income in Comer in 2000 was $16,985, which is upper middle income relative to Georgia, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $67,940 for a family of four.

Comer is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Comer home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Comer is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Comer include English, Irish, German, and European.

The most common language spoken in Comer is English.