Wrightsville is a very small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 3,518 people and three associated neighborhoods, Wrightsville is the 199th largest community in Georgia.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Wrightsville is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 49.80% of the Wrightsville workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Wrightsville is a city of production and manufacturing workers, service providers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Wrightsville who work in sales jobs (7.73%), maintenance occupations (7.60%), and food service (4.72%). Also of interest is that Wrightsville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Wrightsville is worth considering. Being a small city, Wrightsville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The population of Wrightsville has a very low overall level of education: only 8.08% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher. The per capita income in Wrightsville in 2022 was $15,531, which is low income relative to Georgia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $62,124 for a family of four. However, Wrightsville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Wrightsville also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 31.85% of its population below the federal poverty line.Wrightsville is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Wrightsville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wrightsville residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Wrightsville include English, Irish, Welsh, German, and French. The most common language spoken in Wrightsville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
