Hortense is a tiny town located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 252 people and two associated neighborhoods, Hortense is the 460th largest community in Georgia. Much of the housing stock in Hortense was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Hortense economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Hortense, where the median household income is $191,615.00.Hortense is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Hortense is a town of service providers, professionals, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hortense who work in healthcare suport services (36.59%), management occupations (14.63%), and computer science and math (14.02%). Also of interest is that Hortense 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 Hortense telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 16.46% 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 addition, Hortense is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates", which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre. Because of many things, Hortense is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Hortense really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Hortense perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. One downside of living in Hortense is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Hortense, the average commute to work is 32.46 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. As is often the case in a small town, Hortense doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The percentage of people in Hortense who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 28.98% of adults in Hortense have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Hortense in 2022 was $31,685, 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 $126,740 for a family of four. The people who call Hortense home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hortense residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Hortense include French Canadian, Yugoslavian, Other West Indian, West Indian, and U.S. Virgin Islander. The most common language spoken in Hortense is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and German/Yiddish.
