Lithia Springs is a medium-sized town located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 16,644 people and four associated neighborhoods, Lithia Springs is the 67th largest community in Georgia.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Lithia Springs is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Lithia Springs is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lithia Springs who work in office and administrative support (15.20%), management occupations (6.71%), and teaching (6.30%). Also of interest is that Lithia Springs has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Lithia Springs telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.15% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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 addition, Lithia Springs is a college town. There are a lot of students in Lithia Springs attending college, and as a result Lithia Springs provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared to the needs and activities of students. In Lithia Springs, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.32 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. The overall education level of Lithia Springs is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 28.27% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Lithia Springs in 2022 was $26,844, 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 $107,376 for a family of four. However, Lithia Springs contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Lithia Springs is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Lithia Springs home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lithia Springs residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Lithia Springs also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 23.03% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Lithia Springs include Haitian, English, Irish, African, and German. Lithia Springs also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 21.21%. The most common language spoken in Lithia Springs is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
