Milledgeville is a medium-sized city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 16,837 people and 12 associated neighborhoods, Milledgeville is the 62nd largest community in Georgia.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Milledgeville is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Milledgeville is a city of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Milledgeville who work in teaching (16.39%), food service (15.04%), and sales jobs (10.12%). Milledgeville is a place where college students are a big part of the character and culture of the town. Small towns have often struggled with declining populations over the past few decades, but the presence of such a large college student population has helped Milledgeville to fight this trend. Not only does the college population add spending and jobs to local economy, but it also contributes a very tangible, youthful energy to the town. The population of Milledgeville overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Milledgeville, 24.19% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Milledgeville in 2022 was $29,561, which is upper middle income relative to Georgia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $118,244 for a family of four. However, Milledgeville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Milledgeville also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 39.93% of its population below the federal poverty line.Milledgeville is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Milledgeville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Milledgeville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Milledgeville include English, Irish, German, African, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Milledgeville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Korean and Spanish.
