Adelanto is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 37,941 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Adelanto is the 218th largest community in California.Adelanto is a blue-collar town, with 39.59% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Adelanto is a city of transportation and shipping workers, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Adelanto who work in office and administrative support (14.68%), healthcare suport services (8.14%), and sales jobs (5.85%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.00% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. One downside of living in Adelanto, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 39.82 minutes every day commuting to work. The population of Adelanto has a very low overall level of education: only 7.69% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher. The per capita income in Adelanto in 2022 was $20,204, which is low income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $80,816 for a family of four. However, Adelanto contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Adelanto is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Adelanto 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 Adelanto, accounting for 68.28% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Adelanto residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Adelanto include Italian, German, English, Irish, and African. In addition, Adelanto has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (17.94%). The most common language spoken in Adelanto is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.
