East Point is a medium-sized city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 38,380 people and ten associated neighborhoods, East Point is the 24th largest community in Georgia.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, East Point is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, East Point is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in East Point who work in office and administrative support (13.53%), sales jobs (10.02%), and management occupations (9.68%). Also of interest is that East Point has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.88% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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 East Point, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.02 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead. Like elsewhere in America, most people in East Point use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of East Point‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the bus. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.The education level of East Point citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 35.50% of adults in East Point have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in East Point in 2022 was $33,665, 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 $134,660 for a family of four. However, East Point contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. East Point is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call East Point home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of East Point residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in East Point include English, Irish, African, German, and Jamaican. The most common language spoken in East Point is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
