Peachtree City is a medium-sized city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 31,896 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Peachtree City is the 22nd largest community in Georgia.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Peachtree City is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Peachtree City is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Peachtree City who work in management occupations (15.98%), office and administrative support jobs (15.34%), and sales jobs (10.53%).

Also of interest is that Peachtree City has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

In addition, Peachtree City is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

Because of many things, Peachtree City is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Peachtree City a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The city's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Peachtree City has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Peachtree City's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Peachtree City is a very car-oriented city: 96.9% of people use private automobiles to get to and from work. In fact, the general consensus among people in Peachtree City is that if you need to get anywhere, you're going to have to drive. The landscape is very car-oriented, and features shopping centers, strip malls, parking lots, and wide streets. Pedestrians are discouraged by the fact that sidewalks are not always present, which makes attempts at walking downright daunting in certain parts of town.

Even though Peachtree City is not a small city, it doesn't have a public transportation system that anybody uses for their daily commute to work.

Peachtree City Information and Demographics

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Peachtree City, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Peachtree City is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 46.21% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Peachtree City in 2000 was $31,667, which is wealthy relative to Georgia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $126,668 for a family of four. However, Peachtree City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Peachtree City home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Peachtree City is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Peachtree City include German, English, Irish, Italian, French, Polish, and Scottish.

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