Milledgeville is a small town with a large college student population. Because of this, there is a real youthful, hip vibe to the place, and much of the life in the town is centered on the college. This has helped Milledgeville to buck the trend of other small towns that have suffered declining populations over the past 20 to 30 years. Spending by students, and faculty and staff jobs, are a big part of the local economy.
The citizens of Milledgeville are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.19% of adults in Milledgeville having a bachelor's degree or advanced 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.
