Talking Rock is a tiny town located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 94 people and just one neighborhood, Talking Rock is the 497th largest community in Georgia. Much of the housing stock in Talking Rock was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Talking Rock economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Talking Rock, where the median household income is $52,143.00.
Talking Rock real estate is some of the most expensive in Georgia, although Talking Rock house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
When you are in Talking Rock, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 40.48% of Talking Rock’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Talking Rock is a town of transportation and shipping workers, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Talking Rock who work in management occupations (21.43%), sales jobs (16.67%), and office and administrative support (7.14%).
Talking Rock is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Talking Rock’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.
Being a small town, Talking Rock does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Talking Rock rank slightly lower than the national average. 16.44% of adults 25 and older in Talking Rock have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Talking Rock in 2022 was $28,571, which is upper middle income relative to Georgia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $114,284 for a family of four. However, Talking Rock contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Talking Rock home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Talking Rock residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Talking Rock include European, English, Italian, Scots-Irish, and German.
The most common language spoken in Talking Rock is English. Other important languages spoken here include African languages and Arabic.
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.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more English ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 25.0% of this neighborhood's residents have English 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 Talking Rock are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 71.4% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 20.6% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 69.7% 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, 29.1% 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 29.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (22.4%), and 17.6% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.1% of households. Some people also speak Italian (2.7%).
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 Talking Rock, GA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (25.0%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (17.1%), and residents who report German roots (10.0%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (4.1%), along with some Scottish ancestry residents (3.5%), among others.
How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (35.8% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (75.2%) 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 (9.4%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.