East Point is a medium-sized city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 39,429 people and seven constituent neighborhoods, East Point is the 14th largest community in Georgia.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, East Point is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, East Point is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in East Point who work in office and administrative support jobs (19.88%), sales jobs (10.90%), and food service (5.52%).

In East Point, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.61 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.

Like elsewhere in America, most people in East Point use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of East Point's citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the bus. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.

East Point Information and Demographics

The citizens of East Point are slightly better educated than the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns, with 17.56% of adults in East Point having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in East Point in 2000 was $15,175, 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 $60,700 for a family of four.

East Point is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call East Point home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in East Point is African-American, followed by White.

The most common language spoken in East Point is English. Some people also speak Spanish.