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Campo - Potrero, CA

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Overview


Campo - Potrero is a somewhat small town located in the state of California. With a population of 5,224 people and just one neighborhood, Campo - Potrero is the 512th largest community in California.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some towns, Campo - Potrero isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Campo - Potrero are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Campo - Potrero is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Campo - Potrero who work in teaching (16.21%), sales jobs (14.06%), and management occupations (9.03%).

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.70% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

Setting & Lifestyle

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!) Campo - Potrero 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. Campo - Potrero has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Campo - Potrero than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Campo - Potrero may be for you.

One downside of living in Campo - Potrero is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Campo - Potrero, the average commute to work is 36.03 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Being a small town, Campo - Potrero does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Demographics

The population of Campo - Potrero overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Campo - Potrero, 22.02% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Campo - Potrero in 2022 was $31,082, which is lower middle income relative to California, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $124,328 for a family of four. However, Campo - Potrero contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Campo - Potrero is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Campo - Potrero home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Campo - Potrero residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Campo - Potrero also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 37.66% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Campo - Potrero include German, Irish, Scottish, English, and Swedish.

The most common language spoken in Campo - Potrero is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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.

Car Ownership

We Americans love our cars. Not only are they a necessity for most Americans due to the shape of our neighborhoods and the distances between where we live, work, shop, and go to school, but we also fancy them. As a result, most households in America have one, two, or three cars. But NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis shows that the neighborhood has a highly unusual pattern of car ownership. Residents of this neighborhood must really love automobiles. NeighborhoodScout's Analysis reveals that 47.3% of the households here have four, five, or more cars. That is more cars per household than in 99.4% of the neighborhoods in the nation.

Occupations

With 1.6% of employed workers living in the neighborhood active in the military, this neighborhood has the distinction of having a higher proportion of people in the military than 95.5% of American neighborhoods. This is a major shaper of the neighborhood's culture and character.

Real Estate

Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 23 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 94.1% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

People

If you're planning where to retire, the neighborhood in Campo - Potrero is a great option to consider. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive retirement dream area analysis, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety ratings compared to other neighborhoods in CA, offers a wide range of housing options, and has already attracted an enviable mix of college educated seniors. This neighborhood ranks as better for retirement living than 85.2% of the neighborhoods in California. If you are considering retiring to California, this is a good neighborhood to look at.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Scottish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 6.0% of this neighborhood's residents have Scottish ancestry.

is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 0.6% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Native American languages at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 95.0% of the neighborhoods in America.

The Neighbors

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 Campo - Potrero 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 39.4% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 88.7% 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, 32.6% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional 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 29.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (27.9%), and 9.6% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 71.2% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (27.0%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

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 Campo - Potrero, CA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (37.7%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (11.6%), and residents who report Irish roots (10.4%), and some of the residents are also of Scottish ancestry (6.0%), along with some English ancestry residents (5.4%), among others. In addition, 11.7% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.

Getting to Work

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 (35.5% of working residents), longer and tougher than most commutes in America.

Here most residents (77.4%) 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 (9.4%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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