Maxwell - Princeton is a very small town located in the state of California. With a population of 2,274 people and just one neighborhood, Maxwell - Princeton is the 650th largest community in California.
When you are in Maxwell - Princeton, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 44.56% of Maxwell - Princeton’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Maxwell - Princeton is a town of managers, farmers, fishers, or foresters, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Maxwell - Princeton who work in farm management occupations (18.87%), management occupations (14.42%), and office and administrative support (9.44%).
In addition, many people in Maxwell - Princeton have jobs in agriculture, more so than in most other communities in America. As a result, you will see quite a number of farms around town.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 13.22% 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.
One downside of living in Maxwell - Princeton, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.42 minutes every day commuting to work.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Maxwell - Princeton rank slightly lower than the national average. 16.23% of adults 25 and older in Maxwell - Princeton have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Maxwell - Princeton in 2022 was $32,017, 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 $128,068 for a family of four. However, Maxwell - Princeton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Maxwell - Princeton is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Maxwell - Princeton 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 Maxwell - Princeton, accounting for 47.25% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Maxwell - Princeton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Maxwell - Princeton include English, German, Portuguese, Irish, and European.
Maxwell - Princeton also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 20.73%.
The most common language spoken in Maxwell - Princeton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish 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 99.7% of all American neighborhoods. This is truly a unique cultural characteristic of this neighborhood.
Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 5 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 98.1% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Portuguese ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 8.3% of this neighborhood's residents have Portuguese ancestry.
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 Maxwell - Princeton are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 80.8% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 27.6% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 79.3% 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, 27.3% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 25.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in farming, forestry, or commercial fishing (18.9%), and 18.7% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 59.3% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (39.0%).
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 Maxwell - Princeton, CA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (44.5%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (12.1%), and residents who report German roots (11.8%), and some of the residents are also of Portuguese ancestry (8.3%), along with some Irish ancestry residents (3.8%), among others. In addition, 20.7% 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 between 45 minutes and one hour commuting one-way to work (36.1% of working residents), longer and tougher than most commutes in America.
Here most residents (74.7%) 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 (11.2%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.