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 where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Lithia Springs is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce 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, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.32 minutes every day commuting to work. The overall education level of Lithia Springs is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 28.27% of adults 25 and older in the town 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. Foreign born people are also an important part of Lithia Springs's cultural character, accounting for 21.21% of the town’s population. The most common language spoken in Lithia Springs is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
