Blairsville is a tiny city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 785 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Blairsville is the 382nd largest community in Georgia.Unlike some cities, Blairsville isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Blairsville are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Blairsville is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Blairsville who work in office and administrative support (15.56%), law enforcement and fire fighting (14.79%), and sales jobs (10.89%). Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Blairsville is worth considering. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Blairsville spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 13.75 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be. Blairsville 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 population of Blairsville has one of the lowest overall levels of education in the country: only 2.90% of people over 25 hold a college degree. The national average for all municipalities is 21.84%. The per capita income in Blairsville in 2022 was $23,106, 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 $92,424 for a family of four. Blairsville also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 40.32% of its population below the federal poverty line.Blairsville is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Blairsville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Blairsville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Blairsville include English, Irish, Scots-Irish, German, and Norwegian. The most common language spoken in Blairsville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
