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San Joaquin - Tranquillity, CA

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Overview


San Joaquin - Tranquillity is a somewhat small town located in the state of California. With a population of 6,390 people and just one neighborhood, San Joaquin - Tranquillity is the 480th largest community in California.

Occupations and Workforce

San Joaquin - Tranquillity is a blue-collar town, with 65.63% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, San Joaquin - Tranquillity is a town of farmers, fishers, or foresters, sales and office workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in San Joaquin - Tranquillity who work in farm management occupations (39.35%), office and administrative support (10.65%), and sales jobs (6.60%).

A relatively large number of people in San Joaquin - Tranquillity telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.78% 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.

Setting & Lifestyle

Being a small town, San Joaquin - Tranquillity does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Demographics

The population of San Joaquin - Tranquillity has one of the lowest overall levels of education in the country: only 2.98% of people over 25 hold a college degree. The national average for all municipalities is 21.84%.

The per capita income in San Joaquin - Tranquillity in 2022 was $18,869, which is low income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $75,476 for a family of four. However, San Joaquin - Tranquillity contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. San Joaquin - Tranquillity also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 34.26% of its population below the federal poverty line.

San Joaquin - Tranquillity is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call San Joaquin - Tranquillity 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 San Joaquin - Tranquillity, accounting for 93.34% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of San Joaquin - Tranquillity residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in San Joaquin - Tranquillity include German, Irish, Other Arab, Dutch, and Scots-Irish.

In addition, San Joaquin - Tranquillity has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (39.13%).

The most common language spoken in San Joaquin - Tranquillity is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Arabic.

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 San Joaquin - Tranquillity, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

Occupations

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.

People

The neighborhood is unique for having just 3.0% of adults here having earned a bachelor's degree. This is a lower rate of college graduates than NeighborhoodScout found in 98.4% of America's neighborhoods.

Real Estate

Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 21 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 94.6% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Mexican ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 91.7% of this neighborhood's residents have Mexican ancestry.

is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 79.5% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Spanish at home. This is a higher percentage than 98.6% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

The Neighbors

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 San Joaquin - Tranquillity are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 82.6% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 46.9% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 92.9% 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, 39.4% 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 26.3% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (13.7%), and 10.8% in executive, management, and professional occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is Spanish, spoken by 79.5% of households. Some people also speak English (20.0%).

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 San Joaquin - Tranquillity, CA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (91.7%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (1.1%). In addition, 39.1% 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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (36.5% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (75.8%) 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 (13.6%) . 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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