East Point is a medium-sized city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 38,270 people and ten associated neighborhoods, East Point is the 24th largest community in Georgia.Unlike some cities, East Point isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in East Point are a mix 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 (13.23%), management occupations (9.92%), and sales jobs (9.75%). Of important note, East Point is also a city of artists. East Point has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape East Point’s character. 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. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 19.91% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. One downside of living in East Point is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In East Point, the average commute to work is 30.36 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the city, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative. Although the majority of commuting trips in the city are by private automobile, East Point is somewhat unusual for a city of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the bus helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the East Point area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.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: 35.60% of adults in East Point have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in East Point in 2022 was $37,846, which is wealthy relative to Georgia, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $151,384 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. East Point also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.72% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in East Point include English, Irish, German, African, and Italian. The most common language spoken in East Point is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
