George is a tiny city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 885 people and just one neighborhood, George is the 279th largest community in Washington. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in George, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to George, and putting down their money on brand new construction. George’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. George does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $55,781.00.
When you are in George, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 53.18% of George’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, George is a city of farmers, fishers, or foresters, managers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in George who work in farm management occupations (29.78%), management occupations (27.55%), and sales jobs (5.73%).
In addition, many people in George 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.
George 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.
George ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 1.93% of people over 25 have a college degree.
The per capita income in George in 2022 was $17,609, which is low income relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $70,436 for a family of four. However, George contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
George is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call George 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 George, accounting for 93.49% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of George residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in George include German, French, Dutch, European, and Irish.
Foreign born people are also an important part of George's cultural character, accounting for 42.96% of the city’s population.
The most common language spoken in George is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Native American languages.
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.
Each year, fewer and fewer Americans make their living as farmers, foresters, or fishers. But the neighborhood truly stands out among U.S. neighborhoods. According to exclusive NeighborhoodScout analysis, this neighborhood has a greater proportion of farmers, foresters, or fishers than 99.8% of all American neighborhoods. This is truly a unique cultural characteristic of this neighborhood.
The real estate in this neighborhood consists of more mobile homes than 98.1% of all neighborhoods in America, with 41.9% 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, despite all of the residential real estate here in the neighborhood, NeighborhoodScout has discovered that much of it is vacant. In resort or second-home vacation areas, this naturally occurs because homes and apartments are seasonally occupied, and empty for a portion of the year. In non-vacation or resort areas, however, this can be an indicator of property abandonment or a weak real estate market. The vacancy rate here is 36.7%, which is higher than 97.1% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
Furthermore, uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 10 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 97.1% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Swiss and Danish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 4.2% of this neighborhood's residents have Swiss ancestry and 2.8% have Danish ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 0.7% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Native American languages at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 95.9% of the neighborhoods in America.
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 George are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 53.7% of the neighborhoods in America. With 17.5% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 65.5% 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, 34.8% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is farming, forestry, or commercial fishing, with 22.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (19.1%), and 12.9% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.
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 62.4% 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 George, WA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (44.3%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (16.4%), and residents who report German roots (10.7%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (6.2%), along with some Swiss ancestry residents (4.2%), among others. In addition, 20.6% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.
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 (50.6% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (73.2%) 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 (10.9%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.