Chickamauga is a very small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 3,057 people and five associated neighborhoods, Chickamauga is the 220th largest community in Georgia.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Chickamauga is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Chickamauga is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Chickamauga who work in sales jobs (13.17%), office and administrative support (12.83%), and teaching (11.84%). Also of interest is that Chickamauga 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: 24.04% 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. One downside of living in Chickamauga is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Chickamauga, the average commute to work is 30.92 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Being a small city, Chickamauga does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The population of Chickamauga is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 36.55% of adults in Chickamauga have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Chickamauga in 2022 was $35,409, which is upper middle income relative to Georgia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $141,636 for a family of four. The people who call Chickamauga home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Chickamauga residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Chickamauga include Irish, German, French, French Canadian, and English. The most common language spoken in Chickamauga is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
