It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Metter has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Metter has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Metter than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Metter may be for you.
As is often the case in a small city, Metter doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The citizens of Metter have a very low rate of college education: just 8.39% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.
The per capita income in Metter in 2022 was $20,939, which is lower middle income relative to Georgia, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $83,756 for a family of four. However, Metter contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Metter is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Metter home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Metter residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Metter also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.93% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Metter include Irish, European, English, German, and Canadian.
The most common language spoken in Metter is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
