One of the benefits of Pelham is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.96 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
Being a small city, Pelham does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The population of Pelham has one of the lowest overall levels of education in the country: only 5.91% of people over 25 hold a college degree. The national average for all municipalities is 21.84%.
The per capita income in Pelham in 2022 was $17,502, which is low income relative to Georgia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $70,008 for a family of four.
Pelham is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Pelham home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pelham residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Pelham include English, German, Irish, French Canadian, and French.
The most common language spoken in Pelham is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
