Shady Dale is a tiny town located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 286 people and just one neighborhood, Shady Dale is the 460th largest community in Georgia. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Shady Dale, 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 Shady Dale, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Shady Dale’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Shady Dale does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $81,250.00.
Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Shady Dale is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 61.25% of the Shady Dale workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Shady Dale is a town of construction workers and builders, production and manufacturing workers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Shady Dale who work in office and administrative support (10.00%), healthcare (10.00%), and management occupations (7.50%).
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!) Shady Dale 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. Shady Dale has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Shady Dale than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Shady Dale may be for you.
In Shady Dale, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.93 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Shady Dale 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 citizens of Shady Dale have a very low rate of college education: just 6.53% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.
The per capita income in Shady Dale in 2022 was $28,285, which is middle income relative to Georgia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $113,140 for a family of four. However, Shady Dale contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Shady Dale is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Shady Dale home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Shady Dale, accounting for 48.13% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Shady Dale residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Shady Dale include German, English, French, Irish, and Yugoslavian.
In addition, Shady Dale has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (30.84%).
The most common language spoken in Shady Dale is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
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.
Our research reveals that 90.0% of commuters who live in the neighborhood get to work each day by driving alone in their automobiles, which is a higher proportion than 97.2% of U.S. neighborhoods.
The real estate in this neighborhood consists of more mobile homes than 95.6% of all neighborhoods in America, with 31.2% 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 35 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 91.8% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Scots-Irish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 5.1% of this neighborhood's residents have Scots-Irish ancestry.
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 Shady Dale are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 65.1% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 10.5% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 51.4% 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, 37.0% 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 21.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in executive, management, and professional occupations (20.4%), and 20.3% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 94.2% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (5.8%).
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 Shady Dale, GA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (16.1%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (9.6%), and residents who report German roots (6.8%), and some of the residents are also of Mexican ancestry (5.4%), along with some Scots-Irish ancestry residents (5.1%), among others.
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 (31.3% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (90.0%) 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 (6.6%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.