About Colbert

Colbert is a somewhat small town located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 5,391 people and just one neighborhood, Colbert is the 158th largest community in Georgia.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Colbert is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 40.5% of the Colbert workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Colbert is a town of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Colbert who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.22%), sales jobs (8.70%), and management occupations (5.30%).

Colbert 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 Colbert, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 97.87% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

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

Colbert Information and Demographics

The percentage of adults in Colbert with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 14.96% for all communities. 13.84% of adults in Colbert have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Colbert in 2000 was $18,933, which is upper middle income relative to Georgia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $75,732 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Colbert is English.