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    Ideal, GA

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    Overview

    Ideal is a tiny city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 393 people and just one neighborhood, Ideal is the 419th largest community in Georgia.

    Occupations and Workforce

    Unlike some cities, Ideal isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Ideal are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Ideal is a city of service providers, transportation and shipping workers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Ideal who work in maintenance occupations (32.00%), healthcare suport services (12.50%), and food service (10.50%).

    Of important note, Ideal is also a city of artists. Ideal has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Ideal’s character.

    Setting & Lifestyle

    Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Ideal is worth considering.

    Being a small city, Ideal does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

    Demographics

    The citizens of Ideal have a very low rate of college education: just 7.89% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.

    The per capita income in Ideal in 2022 was $12,599, which is low income relative to Georgia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $50,396 for a family of four. Ideal also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 51.52% of its population below the federal poverty line.

    Ideal is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Ideal home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ideal residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Ideal include German, French, Yugoslavian, Other West Indian, and West Indian.

    The most common language spoken in Ideal is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.

    Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

    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.

    People

    The neighborhood stands out for having an average per capita income lower than 98.2% of the neighborhoods in the United States. Also of note, 55.0% of the children in this area live in poverty; an extraordinarily high percentage compared to other neighborhoods in the nation. In a nation where approximately one in four children grows up in poverty, this neighborhood stands out for the depth of the problem manifested here.

    In addition, if you're planning where to retire, the neighborhood in Ideal is a great option to consider. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive retirement dream area analysis, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety ratings compared to other neighborhoods in GA, offers a wide range of housing options, and has already attracted an enviable mix of college educated seniors. This neighborhood ranks as better for retirement living than 89.9% of the neighborhoods in Georgia. If you are considering retiring to Georgia, this is a good neighborhood to look at.

    Occupations

    It used to be that most Americans lived on the farm, or otherwise made their living from the land, the forests, or the sea. With global trade and an economy increasingly based on providing services to one another, fewer people farm, fish or harvest timber now than at any time in American history. But according to NeighborhoodScout's leading analysis, the neighborhood stands apart from most American neighborhood due to the proportion of its residents still working in these fields. With 5.0% of the workforce so employed, this neighborhood has a greater concentration of such workers than 97.0% of U.S. neighborhoods.

    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 11 people per square mile living here, this neighborhood is less crowded than 96.8% of America.

    In addition, the real estate in this neighborhood consists of more mobile homes than 95.9% of all neighborhoods in America, with 32.3% 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.

    Furthermore, 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 31.3%, which is higher than 95.6% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

    Diversity

    Did you know that the neighborhood has more British and Belgian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 4.5% of this neighborhood's residents have British ancestry and 0.8% have Belgian ancestry.

    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 Ideal are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 98.2% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 55.0% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 95.8% of U.S. neighborhoods.

    What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.

    In the neighborhood, 30.2% of the working population is employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 23.6% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in executive, management, and professional occupations (22.4%), and 18.9% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

    Languages

    The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.5% of households.

    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 Ideal, GA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Irish (10.0%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (7.1%), and residents who report British roots (4.5%), and some of the residents are also of German ancestry (2.6%), along with some French ancestry residents (2.3%), among others.

    Getting to Work

    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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (32.3% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

    Here most residents (84.0%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. 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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