Rentz is a tiny city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 314 people and just one neighborhood, Rentz is the 444th largest community in Georgia.
Unlike some cities, Rentz isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Rentz are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Rentz is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Rentz who work in sales jobs (23.62%), food service (11.02%), and office and administrative support (10.24%).
Of important note, Rentz is also a city of artists. Rentz has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Rentz’s character.
Rentz is a very car-oriented city. 98.43% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Rentz is a small city , and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Rentz has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.
As is often the case in a small city, Rentz doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The percentage of adults in Rentz with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 16.86% of adults in Rentz have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Rentz in 2022 was $23,152, which is lower middle income relative to Georgia, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $92,608 for a family of four. However, Rentz contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Rentz is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Rentz home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rentz residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Rentz include Irish, English, Scottish, German, and Yugoslavian.
The most common language spoken in Rentz is English. Other important languages spoken here include African languages and Arabic.
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 Rentz, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
The neighborhood stands out for having the majority of its residential real estate made up of mobile homes. In fact, 51.8% of the occupied real estate here are mobile homes, which is a greater proportion than is found in 99.2% of the neighborhoods in the U.S. If you like mobile homes, this might be a great neighborhood in which to look for real estate.
The government often provides some of the more stable jobs in the economy. From local, to state, to federal government workers, the government can also be a major employer. What NeighborhoodScout's analysis revealed, is that the neighborhood in particular stands out when compared nationally for the proportion of its working residents who are employed by the government. At 13.5% of its workforce, this neighborhood has a greater concentration of government workers than 95.9% of U.S. neighborhoods.
Whether walking, biking, riding, or driving, the length of one's commute is an important factor for one's quality of life. The neighborhood stands out for its commute length, according to NeighborhoodScout's analysis. Long commutes can be brutal. They take time, money, and energy, leaving less of you for yourself and your family. The residents of the neighborhood unfortunately have the distinction of having, on average, a longer commute than most any neighborhood in America. 9.9% of commuters here travel more than one hour just one-way to work. That is more than two hours per day. This percentage with two-hour + round-trip commutes is higher than NeighborhoodScout found in 95.6% of all neighborhoods in America.
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 Rentz are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 83.9% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 11.3% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 53.2% 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, 37.6% 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 23.1% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (21.9%), and 16.4% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.8% of households. Some people also speak Italian (2.6%).
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 Rentz, GA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (12.7%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (4.1%), and residents who report Irish roots (3.1%), and some of the residents are also of Scottish ancestry (1.3%).
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 (47.0% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans. However, there is also a significant group of residents (9.9%) who commute over an hour in each direction.
Here most residents (87.8%) 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 (8.7%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.