Phelan is a somewhat small town located in the state of California. With a population of 13,859 people and three associated neighborhoods, Phelan is the 370th largest community in California.When you are in Phelan, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 35.44% of Phelan’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Phelan is a town of construction workers and builders, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Phelan who work in management occupations (9.72%), sales jobs (8.54%), and office and administrative support (8.03%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.29% 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. 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, Phelan is worth considering. In Phelan, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 40.58 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. Being a small town, Phelan does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The rate of college-level education in Phelan is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 11.09% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree. The per capita income in Phelan in 2022 was $24,700, which is low income relative to California, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $98,800 for a family of four. However, Phelan contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Phelan is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Phelan home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Phelan residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Phelan also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 44.41% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Phelan include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Dutch. The most common language spoken in Phelan is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
