Blakely is a somewhat small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 5,238 people and three associated neighborhoods, Blakely is the 144th largest community in Georgia.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Blakely is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Blakely is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Blakely who work in office and administrative support (11.80%), sales jobs (8.72%), and food service (8.53%). Being a small city, Blakely does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of people in Blakely with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 11.23% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Blakely in 2022 was $17,779, which is low income relative to Georgia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $71,116 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 British West Indian. The most common language spoken in Blakely is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
