Palmetto is a somewhat small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 5,021 people and two associated neighborhoods, Palmetto is the 147th largest community in Georgia.
Of important note, Palmetto is also a city of artists. Palmetto has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Palmetto’s character.
And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Palmetto has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too.
A relatively large number of people in Palmetto telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 15.63% 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.
The citizens of Palmetto are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 13.18% of adults in Palmetto have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Palmetto in 2022 was $34,646, which is upper middle income relative to Georgia, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $138,584 for a family of four. However, Palmetto contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Palmetto is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Palmetto home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Palmetto residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Palmetto also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 19.74% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Palmetto include Irish, African, German, English, and Ghanian.
The most common language spoken in Palmetto is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.