Marietta, GA

LIVING IN MARIETTA

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Marietta is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 60,806 people and 58 constituent neighborhoods, Marietta is the 13th largest community in Georgia.

Marietta real estate is some of the most expensive in Georgia, although Marietta house values don’t compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

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Marietta is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Marietta is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Marietta who work in management occupations (11.99%), sales jobs (11.93%), and office and administrative support (10.48%). Homes for sale Marietta GA

Also of interest is that Marietta has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Homes for sale Marietta GA

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.86% 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 thing that you will notice about Marietta is that there is a good-sized population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. Many singles consider Marietta a good place to live without being in a really big city, with opportunities for friendships and fun with others like themselves. Homes for sale Marietta GA

The education level of Marietta citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 39.15% of adults in Marietta have a bachelor’s degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Marietta in 2010 was $33,020, which is wealthy relative to Georgia, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $132,080 for a family of four. However, Marietta contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Homes for sale Marietta GA

Marietta is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Marietta home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Marietta residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Marietta also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.86% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Marietta include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Scottish. Homes for sale Marietta GA

Marietta also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 17.95%. Homes for sale Marietta GA

The most common language spoken in Marietta is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.