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St. Marys, GA
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St. Marys is a medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 18,980 people and seven associated neighborhoods, St. Marys is the 58th largest community in Georgia.

There are quite a few people in the armed forces living in St. Marys, and when you visit or drive around town, you will see military people in and out of uniform, shopping, enjoying life, and being part of the community.

Also of interest is that St. Marys 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 St. Marys telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.33% 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.

St. Marys is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

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

The citizens of St. Marys are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.75% of adults in St. Marys having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in St. Marys in 2018 was $34,577, 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 $138,308 for a family of four. However, St. Marys contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in St. Marys is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.


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