About Appling

Appling is a somewhat small town located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 5,188 people and just one neighborhood, Appling is the 165th largest community in Georgia.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Appling is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Appling is a town of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Appling who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.67%), sales jobs (9.33%), and management occupations (8.99%).

One downside of living in Appling, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.23 minutes every day commuting to work.

Appling is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Appling isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 97.44% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

As is often the case in a small town, Appling doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Appling Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Appling is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 14.96%: 16.24% of adults 25 and older in Appling have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Appling in 2000 was $20,893, which is wealthy relative to Georgia, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $83,572 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Appling is English.