It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Washington has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Washington has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Washington than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Washington may be for you.
In Washington, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.31 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
The population of Washington 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 Washington, 22.26% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Washington in 2022 was $40,359, which is wealthy relative to Georgia, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $161,436 for a family of four. However, Washington contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Washington is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Washington home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Washington residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Washington include English, German, African, Irish, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Washington is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
