Claxton is a very small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 2,501 people and two associated neighborhoods, Claxton is the 236th largest community in Georgia.Claxton is a blue-collar town, with 44.74% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Claxton is a city of construction workers and builders, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Claxton who work in sales jobs (13.12%), food service (12.19%), and teaching (11.26%). Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.18 minutes getting to work every day. Claxton is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The citizens of Claxton are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 13.27% of adults in Claxton have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Claxton in 2022 was $19,708, which is low income relative to Georgia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $78,832 for a family of four. However, Claxton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Claxton is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Claxton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Claxton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Claxton also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 16.17% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Claxton include English, Irish, German, Scots-Irish, and French. The most common language spoken in Claxton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
