Piru is a very small town located in the state of California. With a population of 2,587 people and just one neighborhood, Piru is the 631st largest community in California.
Housing costs in Piru 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.
When you are in Piru, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 36.14% of Piru’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Piru is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Piru who work in management occupations (12.21%), sales jobs (8.25%), and office and administrative support (8.00%).
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.92% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.
Piru is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The rate of college-level education in Piru is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 12.88% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.
The per capita income in Piru in 2022 was $31,137, which is lower middle income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $124,548 for a family of four. However, Piru contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Piru is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Piru 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 Piru, accounting for 86.95% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Piru residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Piru include German, Irish, Dutch, French, and English.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Piru's cultural character, accounting for 36.62% of the town’s population.
The most common language spoken in Piru is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Tagalog.
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.
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 50.7% of the households here have four, five, or more cars. That is more cars per household than in 99.7% of the neighborhoods in the nation.
Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 3 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 98.6% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
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 5.7% of the workforce so employed, this neighborhood has a greater concentration of such workers than 97.6% of U.S. neighborhoods.
If you're planning where to retire, the neighborhood in Piru is a great option to consider. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive retirement dream area analysis, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety ratings compared to other neighborhoods in CA, offers a wide range of housing options, and has already attracted an enviable mix of college educated seniors. This neighborhood ranks as better for retirement living than 87.4% of the neighborhoods in California. If you are considering retiring to California, this is a good neighborhood to look at.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Mexican and Czechoslovakian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 72.4% of this neighborhood's residents have Mexican ancestry and 0.5% have Czechoslovakian ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 61.1% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Spanish at home. This is a higher percentage than 96.0% 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 Piru are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 61.1% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 9.1% 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 52.3% of America'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, 27.8% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 27.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (24.5%), and 14.3% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is Spanish, spoken by 61.1% of households. Some people also speak English (35.6%).
Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.
In the neighborhood in Piru, CA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (72.4%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (9.0%), and residents who report English roots (4.9%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (4.0%), along with some French ancestry residents (2.5%), among others. In addition, 32.8% 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 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (31.0% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (66.5%) 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 (20.0%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.