Watkinsville is a very small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 3,385 people and six associated neighborhoods, Watkinsville is the 221st largest community in Georgia. Watkinsville real estate is some of the most expensive in Georgia, although Watkinsville house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Watkinsville is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 91.54% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Watkinsville is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Watkinsville who work in healthcare (14.37%), teaching (13.43%), and management occupations (11.57%). Of important note, Watkinsville is also a city of artists. Watkinsville has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Watkinsville’s character. Also of interest is that Watkinsville 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: 9.11% 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 of many things, Watkinsville is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Watkinsville really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Watkinsville perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. Watkinsville 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.If knowledge is power, Watkinsville is a pretty powerful place. 53.08% of the adults in Watkinsville have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Watkinsville in 2022 was $37,294, which is wealthy relative to Georgia, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $149,176 for a family of four. However, Watkinsville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Watkinsville is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Watkinsville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Watkinsville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Watkinsville include English, Irish, German, Scots-Irish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Watkinsville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
