Calipatria is a somewhat small city located in the state of California. With a population of 6,188 people and just one neighborhood, Calipatria is the 479th largest community in California.
Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Calipatria is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 52.48% of the Calipatria workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Calipatria is a city of farmers, fishers, or foresters, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Calipatria who work in farm management occupations (26.41%), office and administrative support (9.27%), and sales jobs (8.44%).
Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.61 minutes getting to work every day.
Calipatria is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The population of Calipatria has one of the lowest overall levels of education in the country: only 3.40% of people over 25 hold a college degree. The national average for all municipalities is 21.84%.
The per capita income in Calipatria in 2022 was $10,640, which is low income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $42,560 for a family of four. However, Calipatria contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Calipatria is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Calipatria 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 Calipatria, accounting for 81.57% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Calipatria residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Calipatria include African, Irish, German, Italian, and English.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Calipatria's cultural character, accounting for 18.54% of the city’s population.
The most common language spoken in Calipatria is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Italian.
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.
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.
NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research revealed that 93.9% of the adult residents in the neighborhood do not have a 4-year college degree, which is a lower rate of college graduated adults than found in 96.4% of the neighborhoods in America.
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, 87.4% of this neighborhood's residents have Mexican ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 77.2% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Spanish at home. This is a higher percentage than 98.4% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
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 Calipatria are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 87.2% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 23.5% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 74.4% 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, 26.9% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is farming, forestry, or commercial fishing, with 23.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (19.9%), and 18.6% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is Spanish, spoken by 77.2% of households. Some people also speak English (20.9%).
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 Calipatria, CA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (87.4%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (2.0%), and residents who report Asian roots (1.8%), and some of the residents are also of German ancestry (1.4%). In addition, 24.6% 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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (47.0% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (73.7%) 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 (10.8%) and 9.6% of residents also hop out the door and walk to work for their daily commute. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.