Cusseta is a somewhat small town located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 8,661 people and five associated neighborhoods, Cusseta is the 105th largest community in Georgia.Cusseta is a military town: the armed forces employs 46.85% of the workforce, making the military a major focus of life in the city. In the civilian sector, Retail and Public Service are important in the local economy and are the town’s largest civilian employers, employing 15.69% and 15.13% of the civilian workforce respectively. Residents of the town have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 12.14 minutes getting to work every day. Despite the fact that it is a small town, Cusseta has quite a few people who take public transportation – mostly the bus - for their daily commute to work. This helps to fill a real need in the town for affordable transportation.In terms of college education, Cusseta is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 27.58% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Cusseta in 2022 was $26,920, 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 $107,680 for a family of four. However, Cusseta contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Cusseta is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Cusseta home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cusseta residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Cusseta also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.43% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Cusseta include Irish, German, English, Scottish, and European. The most common language spoken in Cusseta is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
