Hortense is a tiny town located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 252 people and two associated neighborhoods, Hortense is the 460th largest community in Georgia. Much of the housing stock in Hortense was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Also of interest is that Hortense has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 50.94% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

Because of many things, Hortense is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Hortense really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Hortense perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Hortense has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Hortense a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

Residents of the town have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 7.50 minutes getting to work every day.

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

The citizens of Hortense are among the most well-educated in the nation: 40.00% of adults in Hortense have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Hortense in 2022 was $42,182, which is wealthy relative to Georgia, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $168,728 for a family of four.

The people who call Hortense home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hortense residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Hortense include German, Yugoslavian, Other West Indian, West Indian, and U.S. Virgin Islander.

The most common language spoken in Hortense is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and German/Yiddish.