Richgrove is a very small town located in the state of California. With a population of 2,358 people and just one neighborhood, Richgrove is the 642nd largest community in California.
Richgrove is a blue-collar town, with 69.28% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Richgrove is a town of farmers, fishers, or foresters, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Richgrove who work in farm management occupations (43.19%), maintenance occupations (6.30%), and office and administrative support (6.17%).
Another important characteristic of Richgrove is that a lot of people work in agricultural jobs, especially compared to most other communities in America, and there are quite a number of farms in town.
As is often the case in a small town, Richgrove doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
Richgrove ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 1.93% of people over 25 have a college degree.
The per capita income in Richgrove in 2022 was $12,978, which is low income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $51,912 for a family of four. Richgrove also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 30.40% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Richgrove is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Richgrove 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 Richgrove, accounting for 94.52% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Richgrove residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Richgrove include Other Arab, Yugoslavian, Other West Indian, West Indian, and U.S. Virgin Islander.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Richgrove's cultural character, accounting for 32.07% of the town’s population.
The most common language spoken in Richgrove is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Arabic.
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 Richgrove, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
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 100.0% of all American neighborhoods. This is truly a unique cultural characteristic of this neighborhood.
Our research shows that more people carpool to work here in the (41.6%) than in 99.8% of the neighborhoods in America.
Single parenting is hard. But you don't have to tell the neighborhood about it; they already know. 25.9% of this neighborhood's households are run by single mothers, which is a higher concentration than NeighborhoodScout found in 99.0% of American neighborhoods. Further NeighborhoodScout research showed strong statistical correlations among high rates of children living in single parent households, and neighborhood crime, particularly violent crime, neighborhood poverty, and, importantly, the percentage of low weight births and rates of infant mortality.
In addition, neighborhoodScout's exclusive research revealed that 95.3% of the adult residents in the neighborhood do not have a 4-year college degree, which is a lower rate of college graduated adults than found in 97.5% of the neighborhoods in America.
Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 40 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 90.9% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Mexican and Arab ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 91.6% of this neighborhood's residents have Mexican ancestry and 3.1% have Arab ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 81.3% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Spanish at home. This is a higher percentage than 98.8% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
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 Richgrove are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 88.0% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 48.0% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 93.4% of U.S. neighborhoods.
A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.
In the neighborhood, 56.5% of the working population is employed in farming, forestry, or commercial fishing. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 18.9% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (11.2%), and 7.8% in executive, management, and professional occupations.
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 81.3% of households. Other important languages spoken here include English and Arabic.
Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.
In the neighborhood in Richgrove, CA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (91.6%). There are also a number of people of Arab ancestry (3.1%), and residents who report Puerto Rican roots (2.0%), and some of the residents are also of Asian ancestry (1.8%). In addition, 36.0% 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 30 and 45 minutes commuting one-way to work (41.3% of working residents), which is at or a bit above the average length of a commute across all U.S. neighborhoods.
Here most residents (55.8%) 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 (41.6%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.