El Nido is a tiny town located in the state of California. With a population of 331 people and just one neighborhood, El Nido is the largest community in California.
Housing costs in El Nido 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.
El Nido is a blue-collar town, with 80.99% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, El Nido is a town of farmers, fishers, or foresters, managers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in El Nido who work in farm management occupations (62.68%), management occupations (8.45%), and sales jobs (6.34%).
El Nido’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.
Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, El Nido is worth considering.
As is often the case in a small town, El Nido doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
El Nido ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 2.77% of people over 25 have a college degree.
The per capita income in El Nido in 2022 was $23,552, which is low income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $94,208 for a family of four.
El Nido is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call El Nido 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 El Nido, accounting for 93.25% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of El Nido residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in El Nido include Irish, English, Scottish, Portuguese, and Polish.
In addition, El Nido has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (44.44%).
The most common language spoken in El Nido is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Miao/Hmong.
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 El Nido, 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 99.6% of all American neighborhoods. This is truly a unique cultural characteristic of this neighborhood.
Of particular note, 10.0% of the people in the neighborhood currently reside in a correction facility, held due to punishment for a crime.
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 96.6% of the neighborhoods in America.
In addition, the real estate in this neighborhood consists of more mobile homes than 95.6% of all neighborhoods in America, with 31.4% of the occupied housing here being classified as mobile homes. So if you are looking for a mobile home, or you like the look and feel of mobile home parks, this neighborhood might have the setting you desire.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Portuguese and Brazilian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 9.7% of this neighborhood's residents have Portuguese ancestry and 2.0% have Brazilian 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 El Nido are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 62.6% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 24.2% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 74.6% 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, 24.7% 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 23.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (20.1%), and 18.6% in farming, forestry, or commercial fishing.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is Spanish, spoken by 48.1% of households. Some people also speak English (47.3%).
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 El Nido, CA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (53.9%). There are also a number of people of Portuguese ancestry (9.7%), and residents who report German roots (6.6%), and some of the residents are also of Dutch ancestry (5.5%), along with some Irish ancestry residents (4.9%), among others. In addition, 26.7% 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 (55.6% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (82.8%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also hop out the door and walk to work to get to work (8.9%) and 5.6% of residents also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors 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.