Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 17.96 minutes getting to work every day.
Being a small city, Pelham does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The population of Pelham has one of the lowest overall levels of education in the country: only 5.91% of people over 25 hold a college degree. The national average for all municipalities is 21.84%.
The per capita income in Pelham in 2022 was $17,502, which is low income relative to Georgia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $70,008 for a family of four.
Pelham is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Pelham home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pelham residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Pelham include English, German, Irish, French Canadian, and French.
The most common language spoken in Pelham is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
