East Point is a medium-sized city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 38,380 people and ten associated neighborhoods, East Point is the 24th largest community in Georgia.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, East Point is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, East Point is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in East Point who work in office and administrative support (13.53%), sales jobs (10.02%), and management occupations (9.68%). Also of interest is that East Point has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in East Point telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.88% 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. In East Point, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.02 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit. For the size of the city, public transportation in East Point is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the bus. For East Point, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.The population of East Point is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 35.50% of adults in East Point have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in East Point in 2022 was $33,665, which is upper middle income relative to Georgia, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $134,660 for a family of four. However, East Point contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. East Point is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call East Point home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of East Point residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in East Point include English, Irish, African, German, and Jamaican. The most common language spoken in East Point is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
