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Baxley, Georgia

Baxley is a city in Appling County, Georgia, United States. The population was 4,150 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Appling County . Baxley was the home of Caroline Miller, Georgia's first Pulitzer Prize-winning author. She received the award for Lamb in his Bosom in 1934. Margaret Mitchell would win for Gone with the Wind in 1937. The Edwin I. Hatch nuclear plant is located north of the city along U.S. Highway 1, on the banks of the Altamaha River. Baxley was mentioned in Charlie Daniels' Open Letter to the Hollywood Bunch. It stated "Go down to Baxley, Georgia and hold an anti-war rally and see what the folks down there think about you." It is also the birthplace of Janisse Ray and setting of her memoir Ecology of a Cracker Childhood.

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Baxley Careers

Among the most common occupations in Baxley are Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 24%. Sales and office occupations, 23%. and Management, professional, and related occupations, 18%. Approximately 70 percent of workers in Baxley, Georgia work for companies, 18 percent work for the government and 4 percent are self-employed.

Popular Baxley Jobs

Currently, the most commonly listed Baxley Jobs are for physical therapist jobs, physical therapy jobs and occupational therapy jobs.

Baxley Industries

The leading industries in Baxley, Georgia are Manufacturing, 22%; Educational, health and social services, 19%; and Retail trade, 11%. Simply Hired's Baxley job listings indicate that the following industries in Baxley are hiring the most workers: Food Service Contractors, Catering Services, Nurses & Nursing, Oxygen Compounds Mfg and Aroma & Flavor Chemicals Mfg.

Baxley Job Salaries

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Baxley, Georgia is $22,168, and the median income of households in Baxley was $24,441.
 

Average Salaries in Baxley, GA

Baxley, GA

$22,000
 

Baxley Unemployment Rate

Baxley has an unemployment rate of 6.5%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Baxley Trends data, the number of Baxley, Georgia jobs has increased by 270% since March 2008.
Baxley job trends

Baxley Employment Statistics

Population of Baxley
Total population 4,150
Male 47.66%
Female 52.34%
Median age 34.7
  
Baxley Housing
Owner-occupied homes 60.9%
Median cost of a home $50,000
Median mortgage payment $445
Renter-occupied homes 39.1%
Vacant housing 16.0%
Median monthly rent $374
  
Average Income
Median for all male full-time $28,087
Median for all female full-time $16,250
  
Household Income
Less than $10,000 24%
$10,000 to $14,999 9%
$15,000 to $24,999 19%
$25,000 to $34,999 9%
$35,000 to $49,999 13%
$50,000 to $74,999 18%
$75,000 to $99,999 2%
$100,000 to $149,999 5%
$150,000 to $199,999 1%
$200,000 or more 1%
  
Education
Less than 9th grade 15%
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 20%
High school graduate 31%
Some college, no degree 21%
Associate's degree 5%
Bachelor's degree 4%
Graduate degree 4%
  
Marital Status
Never married 23%
Currently married 50%
Separated 4%
Widowed 10%
Divorced 13%
  
Race
White 58%
Black or African American 38%
Asian 1%
Other 3%
  
Baxley Commute
Carpool 30.2%
Public transportation 0.0%
Average travel time 19 minutes