Temple is a somewhat small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 6,274 people and four associated neighborhoods, Temple is the 146th largest community in Georgia. Temple 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 Temple, where the median household income is $71,917.00.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Temple is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Temple is a city of sales and office workers, transportation and shipping workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Temple who work in office and administrative support (17.60%), management occupations (11.12%), and sales jobs (7.31%). Also of interest is that Temple 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: 12.29% 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. One downside of living in Temple is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Temple, the average commute to work is 31.86 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. As is often the case in a small city, Temple doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The education level of Temple citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 19.16% of adults 25 and older in Temple have a college degree. The per capita income in Temple in 2022 was $29,345, which is upper middle income relative to Georgia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $117,380 for a family of four. However, Temple contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Temple is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Temple home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Temple residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Temple include Irish, English, German, French Canadian, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Temple is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Spanish.
