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Arroyo Grande, CA
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Arroyo Grande is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 18,380 people and six associated neighborhoods, Arroyo Grande is the 333rd largest community in California.

Housing costs in Arroyo Grande are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in California.

Also of interest is that Arroyo Grande has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.54% 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.

The education level of Arroyo Grande citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 39.28% of adults in Arroyo Grande have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Arroyo Grande in 2022 was $45,578, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $182,312 for a family of four.

Arroyo Grande is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Arroyo Grande home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Arroyo Grande residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Arroyo Grande also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 16.15% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Arroyo Grande include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Arroyo Grande is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.


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