Forsyth is a very small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 3,772 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Forsyth is the 198th largest community in Georgia.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Forsyth is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 36.5% of the Forsyth workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Forsyth is a city of service providers, professionals, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Forsyth who work in sales jobs (9.81%), food service (8.87%), and teaching (8.04%).

Forsyth is a very car-oriented city. 97.69% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Forsyth is a small city, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Forsyth has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

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

Forsyth Information and Demographics

The percentage of people in Forsyth who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 14.96%: 20.01% of adults in Forsyth have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Forsyth in 2000 was $19,097, which is upper middle income relative to Georgia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $76,388 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Forsyth is English.