Attapulgus is a tiny city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 447 people and just one neighborhood, Attapulgus is the 408th largest community in Georgia.
When you are in Attapulgus, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 37.71% of Attapulgus’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Attapulgus is a city of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Attapulgus who work in office and administrative support (30.00%), maintenance occupations (9.71%), and food service (8.29%).
Attapulgus’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.
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, Attapulgus is worth considering.
In Attapulgus, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 36.86 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
As is often the case in a small city, Attapulgus doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
Attapulgus ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 2.58% of people over 25 have a college degree.
The per capita income in Attapulgus in 2022 was $15,160, which is low income relative to Georgia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $60,640 for a family of four. However, Attapulgus contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Attapulgus also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 53.98% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Attapulgus is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Attapulgus home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Attapulgus, accounting for 38.44% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Attapulgus residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Attapulgus include Irish, English, German, Scandinavian, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Attapulgus is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.
While most Americans do drive to work alone each day, the neighborhood stands out by having 91.7% of commuters doing so, which is a higher proportion of people driving alone to work than NeighborhoodScout found in 98.5% of all American neighborhoods.
The real estate in this neighborhood consists of more mobile homes than 95.8% of all neighborhoods in America, with 31.9% of the occupied housing here being classified as mobile homes. So if you are looking for a mobile home, or you like the look and feel of mobile home parks, this neighborhood might have the setting you desire.
In addition, uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 26 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 93.6% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Attapulgus are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 78.3% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 49.7% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 94.0% of U.S. neighborhoods.
The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.
In the neighborhood, 34.8% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 23.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (23.3%), and 15.3% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 90.6% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (9.4%).
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in Attapulgus, GA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (19.5%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (3.9%), and residents who report German roots (2.6%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (2.2%), along with some Sub-Saharan African ancestry residents (1.9%), among others. In addition, 10.0% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.
How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (38.2% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (91.7%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (7.5%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.