Hiram is a somewhat small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 5,520 people and six associated neighborhoods, Hiram is the 154th largest community in Georgia. Hiram 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 Hiram, where the median household income is $85,119.00.Hiram is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 89.16% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Hiram is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hiram who work in sales jobs (23.79%), business and financial occupations (10.74%), and office and administrative support (9.37%). Also of interest is that Hiram 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: 13.93% 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. One downside of living in Hiram, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 37.51 minutes every day commuting to work. Hiram is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 40.45% of adults in Hiram 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 Hiram in 2022 was $40,506, which is wealthy relative to Georgia, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $162,024 for a family of four. However, Hiram contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Hiram is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Hiram home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hiram residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Hiram also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.25% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Hiram include German, English, Jamaican, Bahamian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Hiram is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
