East Point is a medium-sized city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 38,380 people and ten associated neighborhoods, East Point is the 24th largest community in Georgia.

Also of interest is that East Point has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.88% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

One downside of living in East Point is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In East Point, the average commute to work is 31.02 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the city, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.

Although the majority of commuting trips in the city are by private automobile, East Point is somewhat unusual for a city of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the bus helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the East Point area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.

The population of East Point is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 35.50% of adults in East Point have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in East Point in 2022 was $33,665, 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 $134,660 for a family of four. However, East Point contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

East Point is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call East Point home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of East Point residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in East Point include English, Irish, African, German, and Jamaican.

The most common language spoken in East Point is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.