Running Springs is a somewhat small town located in the state of California. With a population of 5,268 people and two associated neighborhoods, Running Springs is the 514th largest community in California.Running Springs is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Running Springs is a town of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Running Springs who work in food service (11.31%), sales jobs (9.84%), and management occupations (8.56%). Of important note, Running Springs is also a town of artists. Running Springs has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Running Springs’s character. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 16.84% 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. Another notable thing is that Running Springs is an extremely popular destination for tourists and seasonal residents. So much of the population is seasonal such that the town’s population swells significantly during the vacation season, and drops again when the season ends. Because of this, much of the local economy is centered around tourism; some businesses may be operated only during the high season. During the low season, year-round residents will notice that the city is a substantially quieter place to live. One downside of living in Running Springs, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.69 minutes every day commuting to work. In terms of college education, Running Springs is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 30.55% of adults in Running Springs have a college degree. The per capita income in Running Springs in 2022 was $39,220, which is middle income relative to California, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $156,880 for a family of four. However, Running Springs contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Running Springs is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Running Springs home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Running Springs residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Running Springs also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 23.08% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Running Springs include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Dutch. The most common language spoken in Running Springs is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
