Acworth is a somewhat small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 13,494 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Acworth is the 68th largest community in Georgia.

Acworth has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Acworth, where the median household income is $50,918.

Unlike some cities, Acworth isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Acworth are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Acworth is a city of sales and office workers, managers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Acworth who work in office and administrative support jobs (18.46%), sales jobs (13.67%), and management occupations (12.33%).

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

One downside of living in Acworth is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Acworth, the average commute to work is 37.30 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Residents of Acworth by-and-large get to work each day by driving: 98.7% use their own cars for their daily commute, making it a very car-oriented city. While Acworth may be a convenient place for driving around town, the negative aspect of this is that places that are suitable for walking or bicycling to and from work or stores may be few and far between. In general, car-oriented communities emphasize roads and convenience of driving, but not have a lot of walking-friendly areas to get from home to work, and tend not to have a lot of public transportation options.

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

Acworth Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Acworth citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 29.20% of adults in Acworth have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 14.96%.

The per capita income in Acworth in 2000 was $21,956, which is wealthy relative to Georgia, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $87,824 for a family of four.

Acworth is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Acworth home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Acworth is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Acworth include German, English, Irish, Scottish, and Italian.

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