Lindsay is a somewhat small city located in the state of California. With a population of 12,537 people and four associated neighborhoods, Lindsay is the 386th largest community in California.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Lindsay is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 41.05% of the Lindsay workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Lindsay is a city of service providers, farmers, fishers, or foresters, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lindsay who work in farm management occupations (15.48%), office and administrative support (10.26%), and maintenance occupations (9.65%). One downside of living in Lindsay, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.53 minutes every day commuting to work. Lindsay is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The population of Lindsay has one of the lowest overall levels of education in the country: only 4.71% of people over 25 hold a college degree. The national average for all municipalities is 21.84%. The per capita income in Lindsay in 2022 was $19,059, which is low income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $76,236 for a family of four. However, Lindsay contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Lindsay also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 33.85% of its population below the federal poverty line.Lindsay is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Lindsay 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 Lindsay, accounting for 88.72% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Lindsay residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Lindsay include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, and Italian. Foreign born people are also an important part of Lindsay's cultural character, accounting for 32.23% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Lindsay is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Chinese.
