Le Grand is a very small town located in the state of California. With a population of 1,592 people and just one neighborhood, Le Grand is the 693rd largest community in California.
When you are in Le Grand, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 44.02% of Le Grand’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Le Grand is a town of transportation and shipping workers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Le Grand who work in farm management occupations (15.34%), office and administrative support (10.43%), and teaching (8.74%).
You will also find that a lot of people in Le Grand work in agricultural jobs - much more than in the average community in America. This will be quite apparent if you drive around town, as much of the landscape is dedicated to farms.
As is often the case in a small town, Le Grand doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The percentage of people in Le Grand with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 10.67% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Le Grand in 2022 was $19,620, which is low income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $78,480 for a family of four. However, Le Grand contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Le Grand is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Le Grand 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 Le Grand, accounting for 87.25% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Le Grand residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Le Grand include Irish, Portuguese, Italian, English, and Scottish.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Le Grand's cultural character, accounting for 25.89% of the town’s population.
The most common language spoken in Le Grand is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Italian.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
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 99.6% of all American neighborhoods. This is truly a unique cultural characteristic of this neighborhood.
Unpopulated, and rural, the neighborhood is one of the least crowded neighborhoods in all of America. If you like open space, no traffic, and lots of room, this neighborhood may be just what you are looking for. According to NeighborhoodScout's leading research, this neighborhood is less densely populated than 94.5% of the neighborhoods in America.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Mexican and Portuguese ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 76.2% of this neighborhood's residents have Mexican ancestry and 2.7% 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 Le Grand are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 74.4% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 19.2% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 68.4% of U.S. neighborhoods.
What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.
In the neighborhood, 28.9% 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 25.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in farming, forestry, or commercial fishing (17.0%), and 16.6% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 51.1% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (47.6%).
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 Le Grand, CA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (76.2%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (3.5%), and residents who report Italian roots (2.9%), and some of the residents are also of Portuguese ancestry (2.7%), along with some German ancestry residents (2.6%), among others. 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 (33.3% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (73.9%) 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 (13.8%) and 9.9% 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.