Box Springs is a tiny town located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 303 people and two associated neighborhoods, Box Springs is the 448th largest community in Georgia.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Box Springs is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Box Springs is a town of service providers, production and manufacturing workers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Box Springs who work in personal care services (19.57%), office and administrative support (13.04%), and sales jobs (10.87%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 34.78% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. The overall crime rate in Box Springs is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime. Residents will find that the town 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, Box Springs is worth considering. In Box Springs, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 35.50 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. Box Springs is a small town, 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 Box Springs has one of the lowest overall levels of education in the country: only 0.00% of people over 25 hold a college degree. The national average for all municipalities is 21.84%. The per capita income in Box Springs in 2022 was $20,537, which is low income relative to Georgia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $82,148 for a family of four. However, Box Springs contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Box Springs also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 51.85% of its population below the federal poverty line.Box Springs is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Box Springs home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Box Springs residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Box Springs include Yugoslavian, Other West Indian, West Indian, U.S. Virgin Islander, and Trinidadian and Tobagonian. The most common language spoken in Box Springs is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
