Omega is a very small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 1,321 people and just one neighborhood, Omega is the 301st largest community in Georgia.
Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Omega is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 52.21% of the Omega workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Omega is a city of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and farmers, fishers, or foresters. There are especially a lot of people living in Omega who work in sales jobs (16.73%), farm management occupations (14.34%), and office and administrative support (11.40%).
You will also find that a lot of people in Omega work in agricultural jobs - much more than in the average community in America. This will be quite apparent if you drive around town, as much of the landscape is dedicated to farms.
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!) Omega 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. Omega has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Omega than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Omega may be for you.
The population of Omega has one of the lowest overall levels of education in the country: only 2.14% of people over 25 hold a college degree. The national average for all municipalities is 21.84%.
The per capita income in Omega in 2022 was $17,373, which is low income relative to Georgia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $69,492 for a family of four. Omega also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 36.02% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Omega is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Omega home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Omega, accounting for 62.06% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Omega residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Omega include English, Irish, African, Scottish, and German.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Omega's cultural character, accounting for 19.12% of the city’s population.
The most common language spoken in Omega is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Italian.
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 98.8% of all neighborhoods in America, with 47.4% 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.
It used to be that most Americans lived on the farm, or otherwise made their living from the land, the forests, or the sea. With global trade and an economy increasingly based on providing services to one another, fewer people farm, fish or harvest timber now than at any time in American history. But according to NeighborhoodScout's leading analysis, the neighborhood stands apart from most American neighborhood due to the proportion of its residents still working in these fields. With 6.4% of the workforce so employed, this neighborhood has a greater concentration of such workers than 97.8% of U.S. neighborhoods.
The neighborhood is unique for having just 5.8% of adults here having earned a bachelor's degree. This is a lower rate of college graduates than NeighborhoodScout found in 96.5% of America's neighborhoods.
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 Omega are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 78.0% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 36.6% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 86.9% 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, 41.5% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 23.9% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (20.0%), and 8.2% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 63.8% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (35.7%).
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 Omega, GA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (38.3%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (2.9%), and residents who report English roots (2.2%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (2.1%), along with some Native American ancestry residents (1.4%), among others. In addition, 14.9% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.
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 (47.2% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (74.6%) 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 (20.9%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.