Broxton is a very small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 1,070 people and just one neighborhood, Broxton is the 314th largest community in Georgia.
When you are in Broxton, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 58.96% of Broxton’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Broxton is a city of production and manufacturing workers, construction workers and builders, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Broxton who work in teaching (13.68%), farm management occupations (9.45%), and office and administrative support (8.14%).
In addition, many people in Broxton 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.
It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Broxton has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Broxton has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Broxton than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Broxton may be for you.
Broxton is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
Broxton ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 4.06% of people over 25 have a college degree.
The per capita income in Broxton in 2022 was $16,376, which is low income relative to Georgia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $65,504 for a family of four. Broxton also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 36.97% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Broxton is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Broxton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Broxton residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Broxton also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.49% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Broxton include English, Irish, Scots-Irish, British, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Broxton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Korean.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
The real estate in this neighborhood consists of more mobile homes than 96.6% of all neighborhoods in America, with 34.8% 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.
In addition, unpopulated, and rural, the neighborhood is one of the least crowded neighborhoods in all of America. If you like open space, no traffic, and lots of room, this neighborhood may be just what you are looking for. According to NeighborhoodScout's leading research, this neighborhood is less densely populated than 93.1% of the neighborhoods in America.
While most Americans do drive to work alone each day, the neighborhood stands out by having 89.4% of commuters doing so, which is a higher proportion of people driving alone to work than NeighborhoodScout found in 95.6% of all American neighborhoods.
If you're planning where to retire, the neighborhood in Broxton 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 85.0% of the neighborhoods in Georgia. If you are considering retiring to Georgia, this is a good neighborhood to look at.
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 Broxton are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 87.6% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 30.8% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 82.0% of U.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, 34.6% 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 25.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (20.2%), and 17.5% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 95.9% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.
In the neighborhood in Broxton, GA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Irish (13.1%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (8.3%), and residents who report English roots (7.6%), and some of the residents are also of Mexican ancestry (4.8%), along with some Scottish ancestry residents (1.5%), 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 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (50.5% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (89.4%) 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 (8.2%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.