About Warthen

Warthen is a very small town located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 1,266 people and just one neighborhood, Warthen is the 308th largest community in Georgia.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Warthen is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Warthen is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Warthen who work in sales jobs (12.89%), management occupations (9.39%), and office and administrative support jobs (8.66%).

One downside of living in Warthen, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.94 minutes every day commuting to work.

Warthen is a small town, 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 Warthen, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 100% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

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

Warthen Information and Demographics

The citizens of Warthen have a very low rate of college education: just 9.75% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 14.96% for all cities.

The per capita income in Warthen in 2000 was $15,129, 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 $60,516 for a family of four.

Warthen is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Warthen home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Warthen is African-American, followed by White. The main ancestry of people in Warthen is Irish.

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