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Westmorland, CA

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Overview


Westmorland is a very small city located in the state of California. With a population of 1,990 people and just one neighborhood, Westmorland is the 665th largest community in California.

Occupations and Workforce

Westmorland is a blue-collar town, with 47.90% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Westmorland is a city of farmers, fishers, or foresters, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Westmorland who work in farm management occupations (27.52%), sales jobs (8.19%), and management occupations (7.56%).

Setting & Lifestyle

Demographics

The population of Westmorland has a very low overall level of education: only 6.11% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.

The per capita income in Westmorland in 2022 was $12,474, which is low income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $49,896 for a family of four. However, Westmorland contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Westmorland also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 48.64% of its population below the federal poverty line.

Westmorland is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Westmorland 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 Westmorland, accounting for 89.90% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Westmorland residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Westmorland include Irish, English, Scandinavian, Scottish, and German.

In addition, Westmorland has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (37.16%).

The most common language spoken in Westmorland is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Tagalog.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Westmorland, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

Occupations

Each year, fewer and fewer Americans make their living as farmers, foresters, or fishers. But the neighborhood truly stands out among U.S. neighborhoods. According to exclusive NeighborhoodScout analysis, this neighborhood has a greater proportion of farmers, foresters, or fishers than 99.8% of all American neighborhoods. This is truly a unique cultural characteristic of this neighborhood.

People

Single parenting is hard. But you don't have to tell the neighborhood about it; they already know. 18.7% of this neighborhood's households are run by single mothers, which is a higher concentration than NeighborhoodScout found in 96.2% of American neighborhoods. Further NeighborhoodScout research showed strong statistical correlations among high rates of children living in single parent households, and neighborhood crime, particularly violent crime, neighborhood poverty, and, importantly, the percentage of low weight births and rates of infant mortality.

Real Estate

This neighborhood has wide open spaces, few people, and lots of space to stretch out. If you like locations that fit that description, you may like this neighborhood. Based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis, with only 32 people per square mile living here, this neighborhood is less crowded than 92.4% of America.

Diversity

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, 81.7% of this neighborhood's residents have Mexican ancestry.

is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 67.1% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Spanish at home. This is a higher percentage than 97.0% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

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 Westmorland are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 93.4% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 52.6% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 94.9% of U.S. neighborhoods.

The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.

In the neighborhood, 24.1% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is farming, forestry, or commercial fishing, with 24.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (22.9%), and 17.6% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is Spanish, spoken by 67.1% of households. Some people also speak English (32.4%).

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 Westmorland, CA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (81.7%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (6.0%), and residents who report English roots (4.7%), and some of the residents are also of German ancestry (1.2%). In addition, 32.6% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.

Getting to Work

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 (51.5% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (83.6%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also hop out the door and walk to work to get to work (6.8%) . 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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