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Harlem, GA

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Overview


Harlem is a very small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 3,992 people and just one neighborhood, Harlem is the 191st largest community in Georgia. Much of the housing stock in Harlem was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Harlem economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Harlem, where the median household income is $43,571.00.

Occupations and Workforce

Harlem is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Harlem is a city of service providers, professionals, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Harlem who work in personal care services (10.34%), law enforcement and fire fighting (9.99%), and sales jobs (7.54%).

Harlem is home to a number of people employed in the armed forces. When you visit or walk around Harlem, some of the people you will bump into will be military people In and out of uniform, jogging, shopping and generally out and about town.

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

A relatively large number of people in Harlem telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.00% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Setting & Lifestyle

Harlem’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.

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

Demographics

The education level of Harlem citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 17.31% of adults 25 and older in Harlem have a college degree.

The per capita income in Harlem in 2022 was $33,623, 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 $134,492 for a family of four. However, Harlem contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Harlem is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish 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.

Occupations

The neighborhood stands out nationally for having a greater proportion of its residents active in the military than 95.8% of other U.S. neighborhoods. If you come here, you will notice military people active in their jobs, going to and from work, and in plain clothes out and about the neighborhood.

People

If you're looking for a great spot to raise a family, then look no further than the neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's analysis found that the combination of good quality public schools, above-average safety from crime, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family homes, help make this neighborhood among the top 13.5% of family-friendly neighborhoods across the state of Georgia. In addition, there are a high proportion of other families with school-aged children living here, making it easy for parents and their children to socialize and develop a sense of community support. In addition, families here highly value education, as is reflected by the strength of the local schools, in part due to the educational attainment of the parents here, who vote in support of the public schools.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Czechoslovakian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 0.5% of this neighborhood's residents have Czechoslovakian 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 Harlem are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 56.2% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 3.8% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 68.0% of America'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, 32.9% 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 32.2% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (18.0%), and 16.9% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 96.8% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (2.6%).

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 Harlem, GA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (11.2%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (8.3%), and residents who report Irish roots (5.0%), and some of the residents are also of South American ancestry (2.6%), along with some French ancestry residents (1.4%), among others.

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 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (36.2% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (87.1%) 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 (6.1%) . 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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