Stockton is a tiny town located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 135 people and just one neighborhood, Stockton is the 488th largest community in Georgia. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Stockton, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Stockton, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Stockton’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Stockton does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $91,359.00.
Stockton is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Stockton is a town of service providers, professionals, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Stockton who work in healthcare suport services (41.55%), healthcare (19.72%), and office and administrative support (11.27%).
A relatively large number of people in Stockton telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 54.93% 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.
Stockton’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.
Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Stockton is worth considering.
Stockton is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The percentage of people in Stockton with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 11.47% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Stockton in 2022 was $38,575, which is wealthy relative to Georgia, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $154,300 for a family of four.
Stockton is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Stockton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Stockton residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Stockton include English, European, Yugoslavian, Other West Indian, and West Indian.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Stockton's cultural character, accounting for 29.73% of the town’s population.
The most common language spoken in Stockton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Korean and Italian.
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.
The neighborhood stands out for having the majority of its residential real estate made up of mobile homes. In fact, 50.2% of the occupied real estate here are mobile homes, which is a greater proportion than is found in 99.1% of the neighborhoods in the U.S. If you like mobile homes, this might be a great neighborhood in which to look for real estate.
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 19 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 94.9% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
American households most often have a car, and regularly they have two or three. But households in the neighborhood buck this trend. Residents of this neighborhood must really love automobiles. NeighborhoodScout's Analysis reveals that 43.2% of the households here have four, five, or more cars. That is more cars per household than in 98.9% of the neighborhoods in the nation.
Each year, fewer and fewer Americans make their living as farmers, foresters, or fishers. But the neighborhood truly stands out among U.S. neighborhoods. According to exclusive NeighborhoodScout analysis, this neighborhood has a greater proportion of farmers, foresters, or fishers than 96.7% of all American neighborhoods. This is truly a unique cultural characteristic of this neighborhood.
Significantly, 3.3% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Korean at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 97.9% 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 Stockton are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 100.0% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 43.5% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 91.4% of U.S. neighborhoods.
The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.
In the neighborhood, 30.9% 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 28.6% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (19.9%), and 15.8% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 84.5% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Korean.
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 Stockton, GA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (11.5%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (10.2%), and residents who report Mexican roots (5.7%), and some of the residents are also of Polish ancestry (4.5%), along with some Asian ancestry residents (4.1%), among others. In addition, 12.6% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.
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 (32.5% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (66.9%) 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 (11.7%) and 9.6% of residents also ride the bus 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.