Cairo is a somewhat small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 10,027 people and six associated neighborhoods, Cairo is the 101st largest community in Georgia.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Cairo is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 35.70% of the Cairo workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Cairo is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Cairo who work in office and administrative support (13.05%), teaching (11.02%), and farm management occupations (9.44%). Cairo 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.The citizens of Cairo are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 13.53% of adults in Cairo have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Cairo in 2022 was $21,542, 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 $86,168 for a family of four. However, Cairo contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Cairo is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Cairo home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cairo residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Cairo also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.78% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Cairo include Irish, English, German, Scots-Irish, and European. The most common language spoken in Cairo is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Other Asian languages.
