Fort Oglethorpe is a medium-sized city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 10,598 people and two associated neighborhoods, Fort Oglethorpe is the 97th largest community in Georgia. Much of the housing stock in Fort Oglethorpe was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Fort Oglethorpe economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Fort Oglethorpe, where the median household income is $50,902.00.

Being a small city, Fort Oglethorpe does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The population of Fort Oglethorpe 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 Fort Oglethorpe, 21.82% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Fort Oglethorpe in 2022 was $29,536, 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 $118,144 for a family of four. However, Fort Oglethorpe contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Fort Oglethorpe is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Fort Oglethorpe home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fort Oglethorpe residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Fort Oglethorpe include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and European.

The most common language spoken in Fort Oglethorpe is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Langs. of India.