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Moss Landing, CA

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Overview


Moss Landing is a tiny coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of California. With a population of 237 people and just one neighborhood, Moss Landing is the 830th largest community in California. Much of the housing stock in Moss Landing was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Housing costs in Moss Landing 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.

Occupations and Workforce

Moss Landing is a blue-collar town, with 69.23% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Moss Landing is a town of construction workers and builders, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Moss Landing who work in maintenance occupations (30.77%), office and administrative support (0.00%), and sales jobs (0.00%).

Setting & Lifestyle

The overall crime rate in Moss Landing is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.

It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Moss Landing has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Moss Landing has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Moss Landing than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Moss Landing may be for you.

One of the nice things about Moss Landing is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

Residents of the town have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 17.88 minutes getting to work every day.

Moss Landing is a very car-oriented town. 100.00% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Moss Landing is a small town , and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Moss Landing has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

As is often the case in a small town, Moss Landing doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Demographics

The education level of Moss Landing citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 23.53% of adults in Moss Landing have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Moss Landing in 2022 was $37,712, which is middle income relative to California, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $150,848 for a family of four.

The people who call Moss Landing home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Moss Landing residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Moss Landing include Irish, Polish, Norwegian, Yugoslavian, and Other West Indian.

The most common language spoken in Moss Landing is English. Other important languages spoken here include Portuguese and Native American languages.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Moss Landing, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

Real Estate

is a neighborhood that is on the ocean, a bay, or inlet. Many times, such places have amenities that bring locals and visitors to the waterfront for recreational activities or to check out the scenery. In some densely populated areas that are less financially well-off, the neighborhood waterfront can be relatively industrial and less open to recreation. In addition to being coastal, is a very nautical neighborhood, meaning that it is somewhat historic, walkable, densely populated and on the water. This gives the neighborhood a very nautical feel, with some seaside and shipping feel, which some may really enjoy the sights and sounds of.

Car Ownership

American households most often have a car, and regularly they have two or three. But households in the neighborhood buck this trend. Residents of this neighborhood must really love automobiles. NeighborhoodScout's Analysis reveals that 44.1% of the households here have four, five, or more cars. That is more cars per household than in 99.0% of the neighborhoods in the nation.

Occupations

It used to be that most Americans lived on the farm, or otherwise made their living from the land, the forests, or the sea. With global trade and an economy increasingly based on providing services to one another, fewer people farm, fish or harvest timber now than at any time in American history. But according to NeighborhoodScout's leading analysis, the neighborhood stands apart from most American neighborhood due to the proportion of its residents still working in these fields. With 8.3% of the workforce so employed, this neighborhood has a greater concentration of such workers than 98.7% of U.S. neighborhoods.

Diversity

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, 78.9% of this neighborhood's residents have Mexican ancestry and 2.2% have Portuguese ancestry.

is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 2.4% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Native American languages at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 99.2% of the neighborhoods in America.

The Neighbors

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 Moss Landing are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 67.6% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 7.5% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 56.7% of America'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, 32.6% 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 25.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (18.5%), and 15.5% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.

Languages

The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is Spanish, spoken by 73.0% of households. Other important languages spoken here include English and Native American languages.

Ethnicity / Ancestry

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 Moss Landing, CA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (78.9%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (4.0%), and residents who report English roots (3.3%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (2.5%), along with some Irish ancestry residents (2.3%), among others. In addition, 36.6% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.

Getting to Work

Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (42.3% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (74.9%) 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 (18.3%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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