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Stone Mountain, GA
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Stone Mountain profile


Living in Stone Mountain



Stone Mountain is a somewhat small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 6,627 people and 29 associated neighborhoods, Stone Mountain is the 128th largest community in Georgia.

A relatively large number of people in Stone Mountain telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.85% 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.

One downside of living in Stone Mountain, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.36 minutes every day commuting to work.

In terms of college education, Stone Mountain is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 20.37% of adults 25 and older in Stone Mountain have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Stone Mountain in 2018 was $25,142, 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 $100,568 for a family of four. However, Stone Mountain contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

Foreign born people are also an important part of Stone Mountain's cultural character, accounting for 16.92% of the city’s population.

The most common language spoken in Stone Mountain is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and African languages.