Chamblee is a medium-sized city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 29,869 people and 11 associated neighborhoods, Chamblee is the 39th largest community in Georgia.
Chamblee real estate is some of the most expensive in Georgia, although Chamblee house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
Also of interest is that Chamblee has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
A relatively large number of people in Chamblee telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 16.83% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.
Chamblee, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the city.
Like elsewhere in America, most people in Chamblee use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Chamblee‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the bus. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.
The education level of Chamblee ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Chamblee, 48.97% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.
The per capita income in Chamblee in 2018 was $45,713, which is wealthy relative to Georgia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $182,852 for a family of four. However, Chamblee contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Chamblee is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Chamblee home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Chamblee residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Chamblee also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 34.60% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Chamblee include English, German, Irish, Ethiopian, and Italian.
Chamblee also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 31.34%.
The most common language spoken in Chamblee is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.