Chamblee is a medium-sized city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 29,869 people and 11 associated neighborhoods, Chamblee is the 39th largest community in Georgia.
Chamblee real estate is some of the most expensive in Georgia, although Chamblee house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
Also of interest is that Chamblee has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 16.83% 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.
Chamblee, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the city.
For the size of the city, public transportation in Chamblee is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the bus. For Chamblee, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.
The citizens of Chamblee are among the most well-educated in the nation: 48.97% of adults in Chamblee have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Chamblee in 2022 was $45,713, which is wealthy relative to Georgia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $182,852 for a family of four. However, Chamblee contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Chamblee is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Chamblee home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Chamblee residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Chamblee also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 34.60% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Chamblee include English, German, Irish, Ethiopian, and Italian.
In addition, Chamblee has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (31.34%).
The most common language spoken in Chamblee is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.