Temple is a somewhat small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 6,406 people and four associated neighborhoods, Temple is the 146th largest community in Georgia. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Temple, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Temple, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Temple’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Temple does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $91,180.00.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Temple is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Temple is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Temple who work in office and administrative support (22.40%), sales jobs (13.87%), and business and financial occupations (6.48%). A relatively large number of people in Temple telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.24% 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 Temple, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.40 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. Being a small city, Temple does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In terms of college education, the citizens of Temple rank slightly lower than the national average. 16.97% of adults 25 and older in Temple have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community. The per capita income in Temple in 2022 was $29,429, which is middle income relative to Georgia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $117,716 for a family of four. Temple is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Temple home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Temple residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Temple include English, German, French Canadian, Italian, and Irish. The most common language spoken in Temple is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Korean.
