Savannah is a relatively large coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 147,748 people and 71 associated neighborhoods, Savannah is the fifth largest community in Georgia.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Savannah is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Savannah is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Savannah who work in sales jobs (11.17%), office and administrative support (10.24%), and food service (9.34%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.91% 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. One of the nice things about Savannah is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities. In terms of college education, Savannah is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 31.06% of adults in Savannah have a college degree. The per capita income in Savannah in 2022 was $30,978, 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 $123,912 for a family of four. However, Savannah contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Savannah is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Savannah home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Savannah residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Savannah include Irish, German, English, Italian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Savannah is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
