Cairo is a medium-sized city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 10,057 people and six associated neighborhoods, Cairo is the 101st largest community in Georgia.When you are in Cairo, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 37.15% of Cairo’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Cairo is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Cairo who work in office and administrative support (14.44%), maintenance occupations (7.44%), and management occupations (7.27%). Being a small city, Cairo does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of people in Cairo with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 12.26% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Cairo in 2022 was $22,228, which is low income relative to Georgia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $88,912 for a family of four. However, Cairo contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Cairo is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Cairo home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cairo residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Cairo also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 21.21% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Cairo include English, Irish, German, Scots-Irish, and Russian. The most common language spoken in Cairo is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Other Asian languages.
