Demorest is a small town where college students really create the town feel and character. So many small towns have lost population over the last 20-30 years that having the local college presence in the Demorest area, with all of the energy of the students filling area dorms and apartments each fall, really helps Demorest maintain a good economy.
Being a small city, Demorest does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In terms of college education, Demorest is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 28.69% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Demorest in 2022 was $21,080, which is lower middle income relative to Georgia, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $84,320 for a family of four. However, Demorest contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Demorest is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Demorest home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Demorest residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Demorest also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.21% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Demorest include Irish, German, English, Scottish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Demorest is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
