Biola is a very small town located in the state of California. With a population of 1,427 people and just one neighborhood, Biola is the 709th largest community in California. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Biola, 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 Biola, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Biola’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Biola does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $39,896.00.
Biola is a blue-collar town, with 53.15% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Biola is a town of construction workers and builders, professionals, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Biola who work in sales jobs (9.66%), maintenance occupations (7.35%), and community and social services (7.35%).
As is often the case in a small town, Biola doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, Biola is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 17.14% of adults 25 and older in Biola have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Biola in 2022 was $13,998, which is low income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $55,992 for a family of four. However, Biola contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Biola also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 41.80% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Biola is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Biola 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 Biola, accounting for 85.84% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Biola residents report their race to be Asian, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Biola include Yugoslavian, Other West Indian, West Indian, U.S. Virgin Islander, and Trinidadian and Tobagonian.
Biola also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 20.97%.
The most common language spoken in Biola is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Miao/Hmong.
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.
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 14.1% of the workforce so employed, this neighborhood has a greater concentration of such workers than 99.4% of U.S. neighborhoods.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Mexican ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 62.2% of this neighborhood's residents have Mexican ancestry.
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 Biola are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 70.2% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 24.2% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 74.6% 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, 32.5% 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 25.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (23.3%), and 14.1% in farming, forestry, or commercial fishing.
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 50.2% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
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 Biola, CA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (62.2%). There are also a number of people of Asian ancestry (8.8%), and residents who report German roots (6.9%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (4.7%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (1.7%), among others. In addition, 17.8% 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 (33.5% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (73.6%) 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 (15.1%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.