Landers is a very small town located in the state of California. With a population of 2,794 people and two associated neighborhoods, Landers is the 620th largest community in California.Unlike some towns, Landers isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Landers are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Landers is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Landers who work in sales jobs (19.25%), healthcare (11.80%), and art, media, and design (9.84%). Of important note, Landers is also a town of artists. Landers has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Landers’s character. Also of interest is that Landers has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 16.81% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. Another notable thing is that Landers is a major vacation destination. Much of the town’s population is seasonal: many people own second homes and only live there part-time, during the vacation season. The effect on the local economy is that many of the businesses are dependent on tourist dollars, and may operate only during the high season. As the vacation season ends, Landers’s population drops significantly, such that year-round residents will notice that the city is a much quieter 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, Landers is worth considering. In Landers, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 36.84 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. The percentage of adults in Landers who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.41% of the adults in Landers have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Landers in 2022 was $31,606, 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 $126,424 for a family of four. However, Landers contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Landers also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 31.26% of its population below the federal poverty line.Landers is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Landers home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Landers residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Landers also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.02% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Landers include Irish, German, Italian, English, and European. The most common language spoken in Landers is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Korean.
