Temple is a somewhat small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 6,274 people and four associated neighborhoods, Temple is the 146th largest community in Georgia. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Temple, 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 Temple, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Temple’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Temple does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $71,917.00.Unlike some cities, Temple isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Temple are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Temple is a city of sales and office workers, transportation and shipping workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Temple who work in office and administrative support (17.60%), management occupations (11.12%), and sales jobs (7.31%). Also of interest is that Temple has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Temple telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.29% 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 Temple is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Temple, the average commute to work is 31.86 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. As is often the case in a small city, Temple doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.In terms of college education, Temple is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 19.16% of adults 25 and older in Temple have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Temple in 2022 was $29,345, which is upper middle income relative to Georgia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $117,380 for a family of four. However, Temple contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Temple is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Temple home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Temple residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Temple include Irish, English, German, French Canadian, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Temple is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Spanish.
