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Stephens, GA

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Overview


Stephens is a very small town located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 1,638 people and just one neighborhood, Stephens is the 287th largest community in Georgia.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some towns, Stephens isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Stephens are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Stephens is a town of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Stephens who work in management occupations (20.91%), office and administrative support (13.16%), and maintenance occupations (5.90%).

Setting & Lifestyle

It is a fairly quiet town 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!) Stephens 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. Stephens has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Stephens than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Stephens may be for you.

One downside of living in Stephens is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Stephens, the average commute to work is 31.48 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

As is often the case in a small town, Stephens doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Demographics

The overall education level of Stephens is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 28.40% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Stephens in 2022 was $36,405, which is upper middle income relative to Georgia, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $145,620 for a family of four. However, Stephens contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Stephens is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Stephens home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Stephens residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Stephens also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 20.13% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Stephens include English, Irish, German, Italian, and Norwegian.

The most common language spoken in Stephens is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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.

Real Estate

This neighborhood has wide open spaces, few people, and lots of space to stretch out. If you like locations that fit that description, you may like this neighborhood. Based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis, with only 10 people per square mile living here, this neighborhood is less crowded than 97.1% of America. One of the notable things about is that it is one of the quietest neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and quantitative rating of quietness. When you are here, you will find it to be very quiet. If quiet and peaceful are your cup of tea, you may have found a great place for you.

People

If you're nearing retirement age, or in retirement, the is an excellent choice for you to consider for top-quality retirement living. This neighborhood is rated by NeighborhoodScout as among the top 7.8% of retiree-friendly neighborhoods in Georgia, combining peace and quiet, safety from crime, and offering diverse housing options from which retirees can choose. Maybe it's because of these amenities that a large proportion of the residents here are college educated seniors, mixed with other age groups. For these and other reasons, NeighborhoodScout identifies this neighborhood as a top-notch place to consider if you are thinking of or planning to retire in Georgia.

The Neighbors

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 Stephens are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 72.7% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 36.8% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 87.3% 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, 37.4% 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 27.6% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (16.9%), and 14.9% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.

Languages

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 76.3% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.

In the neighborhood in Stephens, GA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (20.1%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (13.4%), and residents who report Irish roots (10.2%), and some of the residents are also of German ancestry (4.6%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (3.5%), among others. In addition, 13.2% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.

Getting to Work

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 30 and 45 minutes commuting one-way to work (37.4% of working residents), which is at or a bit above the average length of a commute across all U.S. neighborhoods.

Here most residents (84.6%) 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 (9.1%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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