Hiram is a very small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 5,209 people and six associated neighborhoods, Hiram is the 154th largest community in Georgia. Much of the housing stock in Hiram was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Hiram economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Hiram, where the median household income is $81,055.00.Unlike some cities, Hiram isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Hiram are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Hiram is a city of sales and office workers, managers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Hiram who work in sales jobs (16.74%), business and financial occupations (13.69%), and office and administrative support (11.72%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 15.66% 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. In Hiram, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 36.95 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. Being a small city, Hiram does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The education level of Hiram citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 37.34% of adults in Hiram have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Hiram in 2022 was $33,952, 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 $135,808 for a family of four. However, Hiram contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Hiram is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Hiram home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hiram residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Hiram also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.23% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Hiram include German, English, Haitian, Irish, and Trinidadian and Tobagonian. In addition, Hiram has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (17.82%). The most common language spoken in Hiram is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
