It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Eatonton has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Eatonton has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Eatonton than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Eatonton may be for you.
The population of Eatonton overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Eatonton, 21.29% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Eatonton in 2018 was $33,241, which is upper middle income relative to Georgia, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $132,964 for a family of four. However, Eatonton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Eatonton is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Eatonton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Eatonton residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Eatonton include English, Irish, European, German, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Eatonton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and African languages.
