Locust Grove is a somewhat small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 10,734 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Locust Grove is the 111th largest community in Georgia. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Locust Grove, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Locust Grove, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Locust Grove’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Locust Grove does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $67,143.00.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Locust Grove is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Locust Grove is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Locust Grove who work in sales jobs (23.44%), office and administrative support (15.88%), and healthcare (12.94%). A relatively large number of people in Locust Grove telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.81% 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 Locust Grove is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Locust Grove, the average commute to work is 33.14 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Locust Grove is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The education level of Locust Grove citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.90% of adults in Locust Grove have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Locust Grove in 2022 was $27,454, 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 $109,816 for a family of four. However, Locust Grove contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Locust Grove is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Locust Grove home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Locust Grove residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Locust Grove include English, Irish, German, African, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Locust Grove is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
