Pearson is a very small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 1,825 people and just one neighborhood, Pearson is the 270th largest community in Georgia.
Pearson is a blue-collar town, with 69.46% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Pearson is a city of construction workers and builders, production and manufacturing workers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Pearson who work in sales jobs (8.60%), office and administrative support (4.95%), and management occupations (4.73%).
The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Pearson has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Pearson a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
Pearson is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The population of Pearson has one of the lowest overall levels of education in the country: only 3.36% of people over 25 hold a college degree. The national average for all municipalities is 21.84%.
The per capita income in Pearson in 2022 was $22,337, which is lower middle income relative to Georgia, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $89,348 for a family of four. However, Pearson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Pearson also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 38.19% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Pearson is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Pearson 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 Pearson, accounting for 51.97% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Pearson residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Pearson include Irish, English, European, British, and Polish.
Pearson also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 31.09%.
The most common language spoken in Pearson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Pearson, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
The real estate in this neighborhood consists of more mobile homes than 98.7% of all neighborhoods in America, with 46.0% 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, this neighborhood has wide open spaces, few people, and lots of space to stretch out. If you like locations that fit that description, you may like this neighborhood. Based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis, with only 32 people per square mile living here, this neighborhood is less crowded than 92.4% of America.
It used to be that most Americans lived on the farm, or otherwise made their living from the land, the forests, or the sea. With global trade and an economy increasingly based on providing services to one another, fewer people farm, fish or harvest timber now than at any time in American history. But according to NeighborhoodScout's leading analysis, the neighborhood stands apart from most American neighborhood due to the proportion of its residents still working in these fields. With 6.7% of the workforce so employed, this neighborhood has a greater concentration of such workers than 98.1% of U.S. neighborhoods.
Furthermore, more people work in manufacturing and as laborers here in the neighborhood than in 97.5% of the neighborhoods in America. Despite the loss of manufacturing jobs across the nation, this neighborhood remains a place where, compared to other parts of the country, you will find many laborers and manufacturers.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Pearson are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 92.2% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 41.3% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 90.1% of U.S. neighborhoods.
A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.
In the neighborhood, 45.4% 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 24.6% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (15.8%), and 7.5% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 73.4% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (26.6%).
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 Pearson, GA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (24.3%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (8.8%), and residents who report Irish roots (6.0%), and some of the residents are also of Norwegian ancestry (1.9%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (1.6%), among others. In addition, 15.5% 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 (37.9% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (80.7%) 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 (12.0%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.