Washington is a very small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 3,623 people and two associated neighborhoods, Washington is the 183rd largest community in Georgia.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Washington is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Washington is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Washington who work in office and administrative support (16.59%), sales jobs (8.20%), and personal care services (6.13%). A relatively large number of people in Washington telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.97% 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 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, Washington has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Washington a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.The percentage of adults in Washington who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 18.70% of the adults in Washington have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Washington in 2022 was $34,582, 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 $138,328 for a family of four. However, Washington contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Washington is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Washington home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Washington residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Washington include English, German, Irish, African, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Washington is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
