Shellman is a tiny city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 824 people and just one neighborhood, Shellman is the 345th largest community in Georgia.
Unlike some cities, Shellman isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Shellman are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Shellman is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Shellman who work in management occupations (16.94%), sales jobs (14.11%), and office and administrative support (8.47%).
It is a fairly quiet city 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!) Shellman 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. Shellman has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Shellman than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Shellman may be for you.
Shellman, even though it is a small city, has many people who use public transportation every day to get to and from work. This is a great benefit for people in the, city who have a need for low-cost transportation.
The rate of college-level education in Shellman is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 11.23% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.
The per capita income in Shellman in 2022 was $21,916, which is lower middle income relative to Georgia, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $87,664 for a family of four. However, Shellman contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Shellman also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 37.18% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Shellman is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Shellman home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Shellman residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Shellman include English, Polish, German, Irish, and European.
The most common language spoken in Shellman is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and African languages.
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.
Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 8 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 97.6% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
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 39.2%, which is higher than 97.4% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
The neighborhood stands out for having an average per capita income lower than 97.3% of the neighborhoods in the United States.
Significantly, 0.7% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Greek at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 95.1% 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 Shellman are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 97.3% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 25.2% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 75.9% 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, 36.6% 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 24.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (19.4%), and 17.2% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.3% of households.
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 Shellman, GA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (5.4%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (2.6%), and residents who report German roots (1.7%), and some of the residents are also of Scots-Irish ancestry (1.7%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (1.4%), among others.
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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (36.9% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (65.5%) 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 (19.2%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.