Savannah is a relatively large coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 148,808 people and 71 associated neighborhoods, Savannah is the fifth largest community in Georgia.Savannah is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Savannah is a city of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Savannah who work in sales jobs (10.56%), office and administrative support (10.13%), and food service (9.25%). A relatively large number of people in Savannah telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.45% 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. Savannah is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery. In terms of college education, Savannah is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 33.32% of adults in Savannah have a college degree. The per capita income in Savannah in 2022 was $33,007, 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 $132,028 for a family of four. However, Savannah contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Savannah is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Savannah home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Savannah residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Savannah include Irish, English, German, Italian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Savannah is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
