Over 2,200 people work in the central downtown area. This national register historic district also houses historic memory hill cemetery, with grave sites dating back to the 1800s. The neighborhood population is a very diverse one, including members of Milledgeville's oldest families to the college students renting a place within walking distance of the campus.
Downtown is anchored by the community's largest and most hist oric churches.
As a result, its population and net immigration is growing. A new technical institute and industrial park is adding to its opportunities for housing more major industry. All major highways meet in the downtown area. A new county court house parking facility about to be constructed, providing 205 improved and new spaces. The city has recently acquired some downtown parcels for further parking improvements.