Locust Grove is a somewhat small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 10,734 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Locust Grove is the 111th largest community in Georgia. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Locust Grove, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Locust Grove, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Locust Grove’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Locust Grove does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $67,143.00.Locust Grove is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Locust Grove is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Locust Grove who work in sales jobs (23.44%), office and administrative support (15.88%), and healthcare (12.94%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.81% 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. In Locust Grove, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.14 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. As is often the case in a small city, Locust Grove doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The education level of Locust Grove citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.90% of adults in Locust Grove have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Locust Grove in 2022 was $27,454, 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 $109,816 for a family of four. However, Locust Grove contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Locust Grove is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Locust Grove home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Locust Grove residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Locust Grove include English, Irish, German, African, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Locust Grove is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
