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Young Harris, GA

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Overview


Young Harris is a very small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 810 people and just one neighborhood, Young Harris is the 312th largest community in Georgia. Young Harris has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Young Harris, where the median household income is $27,500.00.

Young Harris real estate is some of the most expensive in Georgia, although Young Harris house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Occupations and Workforce

When you are in Young Harris, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 39.70% of Young Harris’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Young Harris is a city of transportation and shipping workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Young Harris who work in office and administrative support (10.40%), food service (9.83%), and teaching (7.56%).

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

Also of interest is that Young Harris has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Setting & Lifestyle

One of the benefits of Young Harris is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.87 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

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

Demographics

The percentage of people in Young Harris who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 26.69% of adults in Young Harris have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Young Harris in 2022 was $13,666, which is low income relative to Georgia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $54,664 for a family of four. However, Young Harris contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Young Harris also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 33.83% of its population below the federal poverty line.

Young Harris is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Young Harris home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Young Harris residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Young Harris include English, German, Irish, Scottish, and Scots-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Young Harris is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Other Indo-European.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Young Harris, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

People

If you are planning to retire in Georgia, this neighborhood should be on your must-see list. For many reasons, may be considered a retiree's dream neighborhood. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and metrics, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety from crime compared to other neighborhoods in Georgia, while also offering a diverse range of housing options. This, along with the vibrant mix of very educated seniors and other age groups who choose to live here, makes the neighborhood more retiree-friendly than 98.2% of neighborhoods in GA. If a Georgia retirement is in your future, this neighborhood should be one of the places you visit. In addition to being an excellent choice for active retirees, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for college students.

In addition, an extraordinary 16.7% of the residents of the neighborhood are currently enrolled in college. This is such a large part of life in this neighborhood that the neighborhood changes a great deal with the change of semesters and is far quieter during the summer when many students are away.

Also, there is an especially high percentage of incarcerated people (1.0%) living in the neighborhood.

Real Estate

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 31.1%, which is higher than 95.2% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more British and Scots-Irish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 4.7% of this neighborhood's residents have British ancestry and 5.0% have Scots-Irish ancestry.

The Neighbors

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 Young Harris are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 44.6% of the neighborhoods in America. With 10.8% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 51.1% 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, 37.3% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 29.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (21.1%), and 11.3% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.4% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (2.5%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.

In the neighborhood in Young Harris, GA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Irish (20.2%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (16.9%), and residents who report German roots (14.2%), and some of the residents are also of Scots-Irish ancestry (5.0%), along with some British ancestry residents (4.7%), 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 between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (53.5% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (68.9%) 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 (18.5%) and 6.7% of residents also hop out the door and walk to work for their daily commute. 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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