About Mountain Park

Mountain Park is a somewhat small town located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 11,485 people and just one neighborhood, Mountain Park is the 82nd largest community in Georgia.

Unlike some towns , Mountain Park isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Mountain Park are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Mountain Park is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Mountain Park who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.24%), sales jobs (14.47%), and management occupations (12.61%).

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

In addition, Mountain Park is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

Because of many things, Mountain Park is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Mountain Park a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Mountain Park has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Mountain Park's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One downside of living in Mountain Park, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.76 minutes every day commuting to work.

Mountain Park is a very car-oriented town. 97.92% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Mountain Park 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. Mountain Park has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

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

Mountain Park Information and Demographics

The education level of Mountain Park citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (14.96%): 35.93% of adults in Mountain Park have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Mountain Park in 2000 was $28,454, which is wealthy relative to Georgia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $113,816 for a family of four. However, Mountain Park contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

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