Whitesburg is a tiny city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 622 people and just one neighborhood, Whitesburg is the 386th largest community in Georgia.
When you are in Whitesburg, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 38.17% of Whitesburg’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Whitesburg is a city of construction workers and builders, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Whitesburg who work in management occupations (14.20%), office and administrative support (10.41%), and healthcare suport services (8.83%).
Of important note, Whitesburg is also a city of artists. Whitesburg has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Whitesburg’s character.
Also of interest is that Whitesburg has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
In Whitesburg, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 35.19 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Being a small city, Whitesburg does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In Whitesburg, just 9.64% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 21.84%.
The per capita income in Whitesburg in 2022 was $29,197, which is upper middle income relative to Georgia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $116,788 for a family of four. However, Whitesburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Whitesburg is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Whitesburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Whitesburg residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Whitesburg include European, English, Scottish, German, and Irish.
The most common language spoken in Whitesburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.
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.
More people work in manufacturing and as laborers here in the neighborhood than in 97.4% 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.
The real estate in this neighborhood consists of more mobile homes than 97.2% of all neighborhoods in America, with 37.5% 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.
American households most often have a car, and regularly they have two or three. But households in the neighborhood buck this trend. Residents of this neighborhood must really love automobiles. NeighborhoodScout's Analysis reveals that 34.2% of the households here have four, five, or more cars. That is more cars per household than in 95.7% of the neighborhoods in the nation.
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 Whitesburg are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 77.8% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 29.2% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 80.3% 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, 45.4% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 19.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (18.0%), and 16.8% in executive, management, and professional occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.0% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (2.0%).
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 Whitesburg, GA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (8.2%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (4.9%), and residents who report Scottish roots (3.1%), and some of the residents are also of German ancestry (2.5%), along with some Scots-Irish ancestry residents (1.6%), among others.
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 (46.4% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (84.6%) 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 (9.7%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.