Lithia Springs is a medium-sized town located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 16,644 people and four associated neighborhoods, Lithia Springs is the 67th largest community in Georgia.Unlike some towns, Lithia Springs isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Lithia Springs are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Lithia Springs is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lithia Springs who work in office and administrative support (15.20%), management occupations (6.71%), and teaching (6.30%). Also of interest is that Lithia Springs 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: 10.15% 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.Because there are quite a few people attending college in Lithia Springs, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Lithia Springs provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities. One downside of living in Lithia Springs is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Lithia Springs, the average commute to work is 30.32 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. The percentage of people in Lithia Springs who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 28.27% of adults in Lithia Springs have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Lithia Springs in 2022 was $26,844, which is middle income relative to Georgia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $107,376 for a family of four. However, Lithia Springs contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Lithia Springs is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Lithia Springs home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lithia Springs residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Lithia Springs also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 23.03% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Lithia Springs include Haitian, English, Irish, African, and German. Lithia Springs also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 21.21%. The most common language spoken in Lithia Springs is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
