Villa Rica is a medium-sized city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 18,703 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Villa Rica is the 64th largest community in Georgia. Much of the housing stock in Villa Rica was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Villa Rica economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Villa Rica, where the median household income is $86,052.00.Villa Rica is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Villa Rica is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Villa Rica who work in office and administrative support (11.45%), sales jobs (10.95%), and management occupations (10.33%). Also of interest is that Villa Rica has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Villa Rica telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.22% 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. In Villa Rica, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.87 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. The overall education level of Villa Rica is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 26.76% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Villa Rica in 2022 was $32,417, 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 $129,668 for a family of four. However, Villa Rica contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Villa Rica is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Villa Rica home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Villa Rica residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Villa Rica include Irish, German, English, Italian, and African. The most common language spoken in Villa Rica is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
