Cumming is a somewhat small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 9,471 people and 36 associated neighborhoods, Cumming is the 122nd largest community in Georgia. Cumming real estate is some of the most expensive in Georgia, although Cumming house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Cumming is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 85.21% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Cumming is a city of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Cumming who work in computer science and math (13.91%), food service (10.89%), and sales jobs (10.54%). Also of interest is that Cumming 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: 13.98% 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. One downside of living in Cumming, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.00 minutes every day commuting to work. The population of Cumming 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: 36.10% of adults in Cumming have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Cumming in 2022 was $39,294, which is wealthy relative to Georgia, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $157,176 for a family of four. However, Cumming contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Cumming is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Cumming home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cumming residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Cumming also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 16.91% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Cumming include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Polish. Foreign born people are also an important part of Cumming's cultural character, accounting for 16.86% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Cumming is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
