Holly Springs is a medium-sized city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 18,739 people and three associated neighborhoods, Holly Springs is the 72nd largest community in Georgia. Holly Springs has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Holly Springs, where the median household income is $108,332.00.
Holly Springs real estate is some of the most expensive in Georgia, although Holly Springs house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
Of important note, Holly Springs is also a city of artists. Holly Springs has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Holly Springs’s character.
Also of interest is that Holly Springs has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 20.48% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.
Because of many things, Holly Springs is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Holly Springs really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Holly Springs perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
One downside of living in Holly Springs, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 35.40 minutes every day commuting to work.
Holly Springs 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.
Holly Springs is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 42.59% of adults in Holly Springs have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.
The per capita income in Holly Springs in 2022 was $39,935, which is wealthy relative to Georgia, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $159,740 for a family of four. However, Holly Springs contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Holly Springs is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Holly Springs home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Holly Springs residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Holly Springs include English, Irish, German, Italian, and European.
The most common language spoken in Holly Springs is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.