East Point is a medium-sized city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 38,380 people and ten associated neighborhoods, East Point is the 24th largest community in Georgia.

Also of interest is that East Point has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in East Point telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.88% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

In East Point, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.02 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.

Although the majority of commuting trips in the city are by private automobile, East Point is somewhat unusual for a city of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the bus helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the East Point area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.

The education level of East Point citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 35.50% of adults in East Point have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in East Point in 2018 was $33,665, 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 $134,660 for a family of four. However, East Point contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

East Point is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call East Point home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of East Point residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in East Point include English, Irish, African, German, and Jamaican.

The most common language spoken in East Point is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.