Maxwell - Princeton is a very small town located in the state of California. With a population of 2,274 people and just one neighborhood, Maxwell - Princeton is the 650th largest community in California.
When you are in Maxwell - Princeton, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 44.56% of Maxwell - Princeton’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Maxwell - Princeton is a town of managers, farmers, fishers, or foresters, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Maxwell - Princeton who work in farm management occupations (18.87%), management occupations (14.42%), and office and administrative support (9.44%).
Another important characteristic of Maxwell - Princeton 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.
A relatively large number of people in Maxwell - Princeton telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 13.22% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.
In Maxwell - Princeton, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.42 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Maxwell - Princeton rank slightly lower than the national average. 16.23% of adults 25 and older in Maxwell - Princeton have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Maxwell - Princeton in 2022 was $32,017, which is lower middle income relative to California, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $128,068 for a family of four. However, Maxwell - Princeton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Maxwell - Princeton is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Maxwell - Princeton 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 Maxwell - Princeton, accounting for 47.25% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Maxwell - Princeton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Maxwell - Princeton include English, German, Portuguese, Irish, and European.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Maxwell - Princeton's cultural character, accounting for 20.73% of the town’s population.
The most common language spoken in Maxwell - Princeton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish 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.
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 18.9% of the workforce so employed, this neighborhood has a greater concentration of such workers than 99.7% of U.S. neighborhoods.
Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 5 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 98.1% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Portuguese ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 8.3% of this neighborhood's residents have Portuguese ancestry.
There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Maxwell - Princeton are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 80.8% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 27.6% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 79.3% 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, 27.3% 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 25.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in farming, forestry, or commercial fishing (18.9%), and 18.7% 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 59.3% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (39.0%).
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 Maxwell - Princeton, CA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (44.5%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (12.1%), and residents who report German roots (11.8%), and some of the residents are also of Portuguese ancestry (8.3%), along with some Irish ancestry residents (3.8%), among others. In addition, 20.7% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.
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 45 minutes and one hour commuting one-way to work (36.1% of working residents), longer and tougher than most commutes in America.
Here most residents (74.7%) 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 (11.2%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.