Fort Oglethorpe is a somewhat small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 10,537 people and two associated neighborhoods, Fort Oglethorpe is the 97th largest community in Georgia. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Fort Oglethorpe, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Fort Oglethorpe, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Fort Oglethorpe’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Fort Oglethorpe does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $49,789.00.

The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Fort Oglethorpe has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Fort Oglethorpe a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

Fort Oglethorpe 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, Fort Oglethorpe is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 20.05% of adults 25 and older in Fort Oglethorpe have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Fort Oglethorpe in 2022 was $29,970, 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 $119,880 for a family of four. However, Fort Oglethorpe contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Fort Oglethorpe is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Fort Oglethorpe home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fort Oglethorpe residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Fort Oglethorpe include English, German, Irish, Scottish, and Dutch.

The most common language spoken in Fort Oglethorpe is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Langs. of India.