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Siloam, GA

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Overview


Siloam is a tiny town located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 193 people and just one neighborhood, Siloam is the 475th largest community in Georgia.

Occupations and Workforce

When you are in Siloam, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 39.81% of Siloam’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Siloam is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Siloam who work in food service (18.45%), sales jobs (16.50%), and maintenance occupations (12.62%).

Setting & Lifestyle

Overall, Siloam’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.

It is a fairly quiet town 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!) Siloam 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. Siloam has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Siloam than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Siloam may be for you.

One downside of living in Siloam is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Siloam, the average commute to work is 31.21 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

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

Demographics

The percentage of people in Siloam with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 10.81% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Siloam in 2022 was $18,454, which is low income relative to Georgia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $73,816 for a family of four. However, Siloam contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Siloam also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 60.78% of its population below the federal poverty line.

Siloam is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Siloam home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Siloam residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Siloam also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 39.93% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Siloam include English, African, Welsh, German, and French Canadian.

The most common language spoken in Siloam is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.

Occupations

NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research identifies the neighborhood as having one of the highest concentrations of people employed in manufacturing or as laborers of any neighborhood in America. In fact, despite the loss of manufacturing jobs nationally, this neighborhood has 53.0% of its working residents employed in such fields, which is a higher proportion than 99.4% of American neighborhoods.

Modes of Transportation

Our research reveals that 93.0% of commuters who live in the neighborhood get to work each day by driving alone in their automobiles, which is a higher proportion than 99.1% of U.S. neighborhoods.

Real Estate

The real estate in this neighborhood consists of more mobile homes than 98.9% of all neighborhoods in America, with 47.7% 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.

In addition, uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 27 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 93.3% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

People

The neighborhood has a greater percentage of children living in poverty (70.1%) than found in 98.6% of all U.S. neighborhoods. Children living in poverty is one of the challenges facing America, and the world, and in this neighborhood in particular, the problem can be considered acute.

In addition, 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 98.0% of neighborhoods in GA. If a Georgia retirement is in your future, this neighborhood should be one of the places you visit.

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 Siloam are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 93.2% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 70.1% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 98.6% 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, 53.0% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer 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 26.9% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (12.7%), and 10.1% in government jobs, whether they are in local, state, or federal positions.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 89.4% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (10.0%).

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 Siloam, GA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (13.9%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (7.5%), and residents who report Irish roots (5.9%), and some of the residents are also of Spanish ancestry (4.8%), along with some Sub-Saharan African ancestry residents (1.6%), 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 (46.0% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (93.0%) 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 (6.4%) . 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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