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. Much of the housing stock in Colbert was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Colbert economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Colbert, where the median household income is $75,469.00.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Colbert is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce 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%). A relatively large number of people in Colbert telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 20.77% 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. Colbert is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.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.
