Grovetown is a medium-sized city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 17,843 people and six associated neighborhoods, Grovetown is the 75th largest community in Georgia. Much of the housing stock in Grovetown was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Grovetown economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Grovetown, where the median household income is $85,660.00.Grovetown is a military town: the armed forces employs 6.68% of the workforce, making the military a major focus of life in the city. In the civilian sector, Healthcare and Retail are important in the local economy and are the city’s largest civilian employers, employing 16.99% and 9.90% of the civilian workforce respectively. Also of interest is that Grovetown has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.39% 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. The overall crime rate in Grovetown is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime. As is often the case in a small city, Grovetown doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The education level of Grovetown citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 29.20% of adults in Grovetown have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Grovetown in 2022 was $37,553, 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 $150,212 for a family of four. However, Grovetown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Grovetown is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Grovetown home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Grovetown residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Grovetown also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.87% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Grovetown include English, German, Italian, Irish, and African. The most common language spoken in Grovetown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
