Milledgeville is a medium-sized city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 16,486 people and 12 associated neighborhoods, Milledgeville is the 62nd largest community in Georgia.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Milledgeville is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Milledgeville is a city of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Milledgeville who work in food service (17.40%), teaching (13.65%), and management occupations (10.09%). A relatively large number of people in Milledgeville telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.25% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. Milledgeville is a place where college students are a big part of the character and culture of the town. Small towns have often struggled with declining populations over the past few decades, but the presence of such a large college student population has helped Milledgeville to fight this trend. Not only does the college population add spending and jobs to local economy, but it also contributes a very tangible, youthful energy to the town. The citizens of Milledgeville are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.82% of adults in Milledgeville having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Milledgeville in 2022 was $28,721, 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 $114,884 for a family of four. However, Milledgeville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Milledgeville also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 41.30% of its population below the federal poverty line.Milledgeville is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Milledgeville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Milledgeville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Milledgeville include Irish, English, German, African, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Milledgeville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Korean and Spanish.
