Marietta is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 62,602 people and 80 associated neighborhoods, Marietta is the 14th largest community in Georgia. Marietta real estate is some of the most expensive in Georgia, although Marietta house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Marietta is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Marietta is a city of professionals, managers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Marietta who work in management occupations (12.02%), office and administrative support (9.96%), and business and financial occupations (8.89%). Also of interest is that Marietta 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 Marietta telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 15.34% 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. The citizens of Marietta are among the most well-educated in the nation: 45.76% of adults in Marietta 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 Marietta in 2022 was $40,767, which is wealthy relative to Georgia, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $163,068 for a family of four. However, Marietta contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Marietta is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Marietta home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Marietta residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Marietta also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.85% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Marietta include English, Irish, German, Italian, and Scottish. In addition, Marietta has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (17.16%). The most common language spoken in Marietta is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.
