Griffin is a medium-sized city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 24,044 people and 16 associated neighborhoods, Griffin is the 47th largest community in Georgia.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Griffin is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 42.43% of the Griffin workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Griffin is a city of production and manufacturing workers, transportation and shipping workers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Griffin who work in sales jobs (9.73%), management occupations (8.34%), and office and administrative support (6.88%). Griffin is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The percentage of adults in Griffin with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 16.45% of adults in Griffin have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Griffin in 2022 was $26,255, 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 $105,020 for a family of four. However, Griffin contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Griffin is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Griffin home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Griffin residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Griffin include English, Irish, German, Scots-Irish, and African. The most common language spoken in Griffin is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Korean.
