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Buckhead, GA

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Overview


Buckhead is a tiny town located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 201 people and just one neighborhood, Buckhead is the 475th largest community in Georgia.

Buckhead real estate is some of the most expensive in Georgia, although Buckhead house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Occupations and Workforce

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Buckhead is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 38.79% of the Buckhead workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Buckhead is a town of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Buckhead who work in sales jobs (18.97%), office and administrative support (11.21%), and maintenance occupations (9.48%).

Also of interest is that Buckhead has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Setting & Lifestyle

Because of many things, Buckhead is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Buckhead a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Buckhead has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Buckhead’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

The town 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, Buckhead has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Buckhead a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

As is often the case in a small town, Buckhead doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Demographics

The education level of Buckhead citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 24.40% of adults in Buckhead have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Buckhead in 2018 was $24,142, which is middle income relative to Georgia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $96,568 for a family of four. However, Buckhead contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Buckhead is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Buckhead home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Buckhead residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Buckhead include English, Scottish, Irish, German, and Scots-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Buckhead is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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 Buckhead, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

People

If you're planning where to retire, the neighborhood in Buckhead is a great option to consider. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive retirement dream area analysis, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety ratings compared to other neighborhoods in GA, offers a wide range of housing options, and has already attracted an enviable mix of college educated seniors. This neighborhood ranks as better for retirement living than 87.2% of the neighborhoods in Georgia. If you are considering retiring to Georgia, this is a good neighborhood to look at.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Scots-Irish and English ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 3.6% of this neighborhood's residents have Scots-Irish ancestry and 19.8% have English ancestry.

The Neighbors

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 Buckhead are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 61.2% of the neighborhoods in America. With 23.8% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 73.3% of U.S. neighborhoods.

What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.

In the neighborhood, 32.3% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 30.9% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (22.1%), and 13.6% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 96.0% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (3.3%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.

In the neighborhood in Buckhead, GA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (19.8%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (11.7%), and residents who report German roots (9.8%), and some of the residents are also of Scots-Irish ancestry (3.6%), along with some Scottish ancestry residents (3.3%), among others.

Getting to Work

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 (49.9% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (78.3%) 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 (8.9%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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