Claxton is a very small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 2,543 people and two associated neighborhoods, Claxton is the 236th largest community in Georgia.When you are in Claxton, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 47.28% of Claxton’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Claxton is a city of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Claxton who work in sales jobs (16.08%), food service (13.24%), and teaching (7.21%). Being a small city, Claxton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of people in Claxton with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 12.01% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Claxton in 2022 was $17,893, which is low income relative to Georgia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $71,572 for a family of four. However, Claxton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Claxton also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 34.89% of its population below the federal poverty line.Claxton is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Claxton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Claxton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Claxton also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.62% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Claxton include English, Irish, German, Scots-Irish, and French. The most common language spoken in Claxton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
