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 prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.Hortense is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 88.68% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Hortense is a town of professionals, production and manufacturing workers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hortense who work in community and social services (39.62%), computer science and math (39.62%), and architecture and engineering (9.43%). 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. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 50.94% 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. Hortense is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Hortense’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family. The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Hortense has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Hortense a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. Residents of the town have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 7.50 minutes getting to work every day. As is often the case in a small town, Hortense doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The citizens of Hortense are among the most well-educated in the nation: 40.00% of adults in Hortense have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Hortense in 2022 was $42,182, which is wealthy relative to Georgia, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $168,728 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 German, 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.
