Barnesville is a somewhat small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 6,071 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Barnesville is the 148th largest community in Georgia.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Barnesville is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 35.8% of the Barnesville workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Barnesville is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Barnesville who work in sales jobs (13.06%), office and administrative support jobs (10.00%), and teaching (6.11%).

In addition, Barnesville is a college town. There are a lot of students in Barnesville attending college, and as a result Barnesville provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared to the needs and activities of students.

For a small city, Barnesville has a lot of people who use public transit to get to work, and those that do mostly ride taxis. This suggests that a real need for low-cost transportation in Barnesville exists, and local transit is helping to meet that need.

Barnesville Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, the citizens of Barnesville rank slightly lower than the national average. 13.34% of adults 25 and older in Barnesville have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 14.96% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.

The per capita income in Barnesville in 2000 was $15,423, 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 $61,692 for a family of four.

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

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