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Savannah, GA
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Living in Savannah



Savannah is a larger medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 148,004 people and 71 constituent neighborhoods, Savannah is the fifth largest community in Georgia.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.33% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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 thing noticeable about Savannah, although not a huge city, is that it has a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. That’s because Savannah is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes Savannah a pretty good place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

Savannah is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

The overall education level of Savannah citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.54% of adults in Savannah have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.

The per capita income in Savannah in 2018 was $27,952, 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 $111,808 for a family of four. However, Savannah contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Savannah is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.