Suwanee is a somewhat small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 9,064 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Suwanee is the 111st largest community in Georgia.

Much of the housing in Suwanee has been built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Suwanee economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Suwanee, where the median household income is $84,038.

Suwanee is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 86.69% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Suwanee is a city of managers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Suwanee who work in management occupations (19.80%), sales jobs (15.58%), and office and administrative support jobs (12.13%).

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

Suwanee is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The city's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Suwanee's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One downside of living in Suwanee is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Suwanee, the average commute to work is 31.34 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Suwanee is a small city, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Suwanee, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 96.5% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

Suwanee 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.

Suwanee Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Suwanee is a pretty powerful place. 45.58% of the adults in Suwanee have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Suwanee in 2000 was $29,712, which is wealthy relative to Georgia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $118,848 for a family of four. However, Suwanee contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Suwanee is English. Other important languages spoken here include Korean and Spanish.