Colbert is a tiny city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 676 people and two associated neighborhoods, Colbert is the 379th largest community in Georgia. Colbert has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Colbert, where the median household income is $75,469.00.Unlike some cities, Colbert isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Colbert are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Colbert is a city of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Colbert who work in food service (13.26%), office and administrative support (10.23%), and community and social services (9.85%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 20.77% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. Being a small city, Colbert does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.Colbert is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 40.18% of adults in Colbert have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher. The per capita income in Colbert in 2022 was $27,150, which is middle income relative to Georgia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $108,600 for a family of four. However, Colbert contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Colbert is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Colbert home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Colbert residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Colbert also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 42.80% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Colbert include German, English, Irish, Italian, and European. The most common language spoken in Colbert is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
