Blakely is a somewhat small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 5,142 people and three associated neighborhoods, Blakely is the 144th largest community in Georgia.

One of the benefits of Blakely is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.42 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Being a small city, Blakely does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The rate of college-level education in Blakely is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 12.00% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.

The per capita income in Blakely in 2022 was $24,861, 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 $99,444 for a family of four. However, Blakely contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Blakely is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Blakely home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Blakely residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Blakely include African, English, Irish, German, and European.

The most common language spoken in Blakely is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.