Hiram is a very small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 1,396 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Hiram is the 301st largest community in Georgia.

When you are in Hiram, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 37.6% of Hiram's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Hiram is a city of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Hiram who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.27%), sales jobs (11.66%), and management occupations (6.56%).

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

One downside of living in Hiram, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.07 minutes every day commuting to work.

Hiram is a very car-oriented city. 98.79% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Hiram is a small city, 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. Hiram has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

Being a small city, Hiram does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Hiram Information and Demographics

The population of Hiram has a very low overall level of education: only 9.21% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.

The per capita income in Hiram in 2000 was $19,254, which is upper middle income relative to Georgia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $77,016 for a family of four.

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

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