Woodbury is a tiny city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 900 people and just one neighborhood, Woodbury is the 337th largest community in Georgia.
Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Woodbury is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 36.05% of the Woodbury workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Woodbury is a city of professionals, service providers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Woodbury who work in office and administrative support (12.89%), healthcare (11.05%), and management occupations (8.42%).
The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Woodbury has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Woodbury a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
One downside of living in Woodbury is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Woodbury, the average commute to work is 40.26 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
Woodbury 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 population of Woodbury has a very low overall level of education: only 8.99% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.
The per capita income in Woodbury in 2022 was $22,831, 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 $91,324 for a family of four. However, Woodbury contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Woodbury also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 30.85% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Woodbury is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Woodbury home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Woodbury residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Woodbury include Irish, English, German, Italian, and Dutch.
The most common language spoken in Woodbury is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
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.
Our research reveals that 91.5% of commuters who live in the neighborhood get to work each day by driving alone in their automobiles, which is a higher proportion than 97.8% of U.S. neighborhoods.
It used to be that most Americans lived on the farm, or otherwise made their living from the land, the forests, or the sea. With global trade and an economy increasingly based on providing services to one another, fewer people farm, fish or harvest timber now than at any time in American history. But according to NeighborhoodScout's leading analysis, the neighborhood stands apart from most American neighborhood due to the proportion of its residents still working in these fields. With 3.7% of the workforce so employed, this neighborhood has a greater concentration of such workers than 95.3% of U.S. neighborhoods.
Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 39 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 91.1% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Eastern European ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 1.7% of this neighborhood's residents have Eastern European 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 Woodbury are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 82.1% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 47.3% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 92.9% 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, 38.0% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 24.1% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (18.7%), and 15.4% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.9% of households.
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 Woodbury, GA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (6.6%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (4.3%), and residents who report German roots (2.5%), and some of the residents are also of Eastern European ancestry (1.7%).
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 45 minutes and one hour commuting one-way to work (42.9% of working residents), longer and tougher than most commutes in America.
Here most residents (91.5%) 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 (7.0%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.