Metter is a very small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 4,021 people and two associated neighborhoods, Metter is the 176th largest community in Georgia.Unlike some cities, Metter isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Metter are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Metter is a city of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Metter who work in food service (13.18%), teaching (11.99%), and management occupations (9.42%). The city 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, Metter has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Metter a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. Being a small city, Metter does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of adults in Metter with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 16.08% of adults in Metter have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Metter in 2022 was $23,876, which is lower middle income relative to Georgia, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $95,504 for a family of four. However, Metter contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Metter is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Metter home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Metter residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Metter also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.21% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Metter include English, Irish, German, Scots-Irish, and European. The most common language spoken in Metter is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
