Arvin is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 19,364 people and four associated neighborhoods, Arvin is the 325th largest community in California.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Arvin is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 63.48% of the Arvin workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Arvin is a city of farmers, fishers, or foresters, sales and office workers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Arvin who work in farm management occupations (39.41%), office and administrative support (7.08%), and sales jobs (6.66%). Arvin ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 4.30% of people over 25 have a college degree. The per capita income in Arvin in 2022 was $15,302, which is low income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $61,208 for a family of four. However, Arvin contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Arvin also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 31.72% of its population below the federal poverty line.Arvin is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Arvin 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 Arvin, accounting for 94.58% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Arvin residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Arvin include Italian, Other Arab, English, European, and German. In addition, Arvin has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (31.10%). The most common language spoken in Arvin is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Tagalog.
