Locust Grove is a medium-sized city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 11,199 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Locust Grove is the 111th largest community in Georgia. Locust Grove has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Locust Grove, where the median household income is $72,563.00.

Locust Grove real estate is some of the most expensive in Georgia, although Locust Grove house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.31% 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.

One downside of living in Locust Grove, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.51 minutes every day commuting to work.

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

The percentage of people in Locust Grove who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 25.48% of adults in Locust Grove have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Locust Grove in 2022 was $33,797, 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 $135,188 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 Black or African-American, followed by White. Locust Grove also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.33% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Locust Grove include English, Irish, German, Nigerian, and Jamaican.

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