Demorest is a place where college students are a big part of the character and culture of the town. Small towns have often struggled with declining populations over the past few decades, but the presence of such a large college student population has helped Demorest to fight this trend. Not only does the college population add spending and jobs to local economy, but it also contributes a very tangible, youthful energy to the town.
Demorest’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.
Demorest 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.
In terms of college education, Demorest is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 31.52% of adults in Demorest have a college degree.
The per capita income in Demorest in 2022 was $24,458, 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 $97,832 for a family of four. However, Demorest contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Demorest is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Demorest home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Demorest residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Demorest also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.11% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Demorest include Irish, German, English, Italian, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Demorest is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
