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Suwanee, GA
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Suwanee profile


Living in Suwanee



Suwanee is a medium-sized city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 22,477 people and 19 associated neighborhoods, Suwanee is the 50th largest community in Georgia. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Suwanee, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Suwanee, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Suwanee’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Suwanee does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $100,780.00.

Suwanee home prices are not only among the most expensive in Georgia, but Suwanee real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

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

Of important note, Suwanee is also a city of artists. Suwanee has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Suwanee’s character.

A relatively large number of people in Suwanee telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 19.28% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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 Suwanee, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.34 minutes every day commuting to work.

If knowledge is power, Suwanee is a pretty powerful place. 63.44% of the adults in Suwanee have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Suwanee in 2022 was $47,763, which is wealthy relative to Georgia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $191,052 for a family of four. However, Suwanee contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Suwanee is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Suwanee home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Suwanee residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Suwanee include English, Irish, German, European, and Italian.

In addition, Suwanee has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (23.66%).

The most common language spoken in Suwanee is English. Other important languages spoken here include Korean and Langs. of India.