Statesboro is a medium-sized city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 34,353 people and 14 associated neighborhoods, Statesboro is the 33rd largest community in Georgia.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Statesboro is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Statesboro is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Statesboro who work in office and administrative support (12.14%), sales jobs (11.27%), and food service (9.27%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.24% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. Statesboro is also a major college town with a large number of people who are 18 years or older and attending college. As is often the case in college towns, the many students that live in Statesboro have a strong influence on the local culture and entertainment scene, which may seem dormant by comparison in the summer months when much of the student population is away. In the fall, the return of students has a reinvigorating effect on the community. Because colleges are lasting institutions, they have a stabilizing effect on the economy by providing direct local benefits such as jobs for faculty and staff and spending by students. Statesboro’s economy is one such example of this. The percentage of people in Statesboro who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 28.21% of adults in Statesboro have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Statesboro in 2022 was $18,069, which is low income relative to Georgia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $72,276 for a family of four. However, Statesboro contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Statesboro also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 37.19% of its population below the federal poverty line.Statesboro is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Statesboro home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Statesboro residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Statesboro include English, Irish, German, European, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Statesboro is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Korean.
