Acworth is a medium-sized city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 22,276 people and 27 associated neighborhoods, Acworth is the 49th largest community in Georgia.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Acworth is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Acworth is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Acworth who work in sales jobs (12.60%), office and administrative support (10.64%), and management occupations (8.79%). Also of interest is that Acworth 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 Acworth telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.19% 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. One downside of living in Acworth, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.37 minutes every day commuting to work. In terms of college education, Acworth is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 32.93% of adults in Acworth have a college degree. The per capita income in Acworth in 2022 was $35,413, which is upper middle income relative to Georgia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $141,652 for a family of four. However, Acworth contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Acworth is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Acworth home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Acworth residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Acworth also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.01% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Acworth include English, German, Irish, Haitian, and Italian. In addition, Acworth has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (17.04%). The most common language spoken in Acworth is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
