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Townsend, GA
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Townsend is a somewhat small coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 5,649 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Townsend is the 143rd largest community in Georgia. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Townsend, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Townsend, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Townsend’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Townsend does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $55,692.00.

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

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

Townsend is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

In Townsend, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 37.02 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

The percentage of adults in Townsend who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.29% of the adults in Townsend have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Townsend in 2018 was $27,943, which is upper middle income relative to Georgia, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $111,772 for a family of four. However, Townsend contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Townsend is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Langs. of India.


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