About Barney

Barney is a very small town located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 1,191 people and just one neighborhood, Barney is the 319th largest community in Georgia.

Barney is a blue-collar town, with 43.6% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 24.7%. Overall, Barney is a town of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Barney who work in office and administrative support jobs (11.97%), building maintenance and grounds keeping (7.71%), and sales jobs (6.49%).

There are many members of the armed forces living in Barney. You will notice when you visit or live here that some of the people you meet or see around town are employed by the armed services - even if they are not always in uniform.

In addition, many people in Barney have jobs in agriculture, more so than in most other communities in America. As a result, you will see quite a number of farms around town.

In Barney, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.25 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Barney is a very car-oriented town. 100% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Barney is a small town, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Barney has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

Barney 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.

Barney Information and Demographics

The citizens of Barney are slightly less educated than the national average of 14.96% for the average city or town: 12.23% of adults in Barney have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Barney in 2000 was $13,719, which is lower middle income relative to Georgia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $54,876 for a family of four.

Barney is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Barney home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Barney is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Barney include English, German, and Scotch-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Barney is English. Some people also speak Spanish.