About Bishop

Bishop is a tiny town located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 145 people and just one neighborhood, Bishop is the 470th largest community in Georgia. Bishop has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Bishop is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Bishop is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bishop who work in sales jobs (17.19%), building maintenance and grounds keeping (15.63%), and teaching (12.50%).

Of important note, Bishop is also a town of artists. Bishop has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Bishop's character.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.06% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Residents of the town have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 15.79 minutes getting to work every day.

Bishop 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 Bishop, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 96.49% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

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

Bishop Information and Demographics

The education level of Bishop citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (14.96%): 34.34% of adults in Bishop have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Bishop in 2000 was $15,630, 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 $62,520 for a family of four.

The people who call Bishop home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Bishop is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Bishop include Scottish, English, British, Dutch, Welsh, and European.

The most common language spoken in Bishop is English. Some people also speak French.