Locust Grove is a medium-sized city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 11,199 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Locust Grove is the 111th largest community in Georgia. Locust Grove has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Locust Grove, where the median household income is $67,143.00.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Locust Grove is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Locust Grove is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Locust Grove who work in sales jobs (23.44%), office and administrative support (15.88%), and healthcare (12.94%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.81% 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 Locust Grove, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.14 minutes every day commuting to work. Being a small city, Locust Grove does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The population of Locust Grove overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Locust Grove, 22.90% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Locust Grove in 2022 was $27,454, which is middle income relative to Georgia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $109,816 for a family of four. However, Locust Grove contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Locust Grove is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Locust Grove home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Locust Grove residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Locust Grove include English, Irish, German, African, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Locust Grove is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
