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Locust Grove, GA
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Living in Locust Grove



Locust Grove is a somewhat small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 10,734 people and eight constituent neighborhoods, Locust Grove is the 111th largest community in Georgia. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Locust Grove, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Locust Grove, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Locust Grove’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Locust Grove does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $57,799.00.

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!) Locust Grove 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. Locust Grove has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Locust Grove than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Locust Grove may be for you.

In Locust Grove, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.27 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Being a small city, Locust Grove does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The education level of Locust Grove citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.64% of adults in Locust Grove have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Locust Grove in 2018 was $23,871, 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 $95,484 for a family of four. However, Locust Grove contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Locust Grove is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Locust Grove home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Locust Grove residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Locust Grove include English, African, German, Irish, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Locust Grove is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.