Waleska is a tiny city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 978 people and two associated neighborhoods, Waleska is the 336th largest community in Georgia. Waleska real estate is some of the most expensive in Georgia, although Waleska house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Waleska is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 90.86% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Waleska is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Waleska who work in sales jobs (17.26%), food service (17.01%), and personal care services (12.69%). Also of interest is that Waleska has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 18.97% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. Waleska is a small town where college students really create the town feel and character. So many small towns have lost population over the last 20-30 years that having the local college presence in the Waleska area, with all of the energy of the students filling area dorms and apartments each fall, really helps Waleska maintain a good economy. Overall, Waleska’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern. Waleska is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The percentage of people in Waleska who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 25.85% of adults in Waleska have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Waleska in 2022 was $16,978, which is low income relative to Georgia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $67,912 for a family of four. However, Waleska contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Waleska is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Waleska home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Waleska residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Waleska also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.23% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Waleska include Italian, English, Irish, Scots-Irish, and German. The most common language spoken in Waleska is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
