It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Fort Oglethorpe has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Fort Oglethorpe has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Fort Oglethorpe than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Fort Oglethorpe may be for you.
As is often the case in a small city, Fort Oglethorpe doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The education level of Fort Oglethorpe citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 20.05% of adults 25 and older in Fort Oglethorpe have a college degree.
The per capita income in Fort Oglethorpe in 2022 was $29,970, 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 $119,880 for a family of four. However, Fort Oglethorpe contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Fort Oglethorpe is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Fort Oglethorpe home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fort Oglethorpe residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Fort Oglethorpe include English, German, Irish, Scottish, and Dutch.
The most common language spoken in Fort Oglethorpe is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Langs. of India.
