Lawtey is a tiny city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 653 people and just one neighborhood, Lawtey is the 456th largest community in Florida.
Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Lawtey is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Lawtey is a city of service providers, professionals, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Lawtey who work in food service (34.63%), teaching (14.55%), and computer science and math (5.53%).
Also of interest is that Lawtey has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Residents will find that the city 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, Lawtey is worth considering.
One downside of living in Lawtey, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 37.90 minutes every day commuting to work.
As is often the case in a small city, Lawtey doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, Lawtey ranks among the least educated cities in the nation, as only 5.72% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Lawtey in 2022 was $18,349, which is low income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $73,396 for a family of four. However, Lawtey contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Lawtey is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Lawtey home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lawtey residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Lawtey include English, German, Irish, Welsh, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Lawtey is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
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.
An interesting characteristic about the neighborhood is that there are more incarcerated people living here than 99.3% of neighborhoods in the U.S. The United States has the highest rate of incarceration in the world, currently with 1 out of every 100 adults in the country are incarcerated as a punishment for crimes committed. The extremely high incarceration rate of this neighborhood could mean that a prison, juvenile detention facility or other correctional facility occupies a large proportion of the neighborhood, or contains a large portion of the neighborhood's population.
In addition, neighborhoodScout's exclusive research revealed that 94.6% of the adult residents in the neighborhood do not have a 4-year college degree, which is a lower rate of college graduated adults than found in 96.8% of the neighborhoods in America.
The real estate in this neighborhood consists of more mobile homes than 98.9% of all neighborhoods in America, with 48.9% 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.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more African and French Canadian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 7.1% of this neighborhood's residents have African ancestry and 3.1% have French Canadian ancestry.
There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Lawtey are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 68.9% of U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, 9.3% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 52.5% of America's neighborhoods.
A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.
In the neighborhood, 31.2% 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 28.1% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in executive, management, and professional occupations (27.2%), and 13.5% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 96.6% of households.
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 Lawtey, FL, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Irish (11.1%). There are also a number of people of Sub-Saharan African ancestry (7.1%), and residents who report African roots (7.1%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (6.4%), along with some German ancestry residents (4.9%), among others.
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 45 minutes and one hour commuting one-way to work (35.6% of working residents), longer and tougher than most commutes in America.
Here most residents (78.5%) 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 (16.6%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.