Rosamond is a medium-sized town located in the state of California. With a population of 20,961 people and six associated neighborhoods, Rosamond is the 312th largest community in California.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Rosamond is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 37.76% of the Rosamond workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Rosamond is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Rosamond who work in office and administrative support (9.90%), sales jobs (9.22%), and teaching (6.35%). There are many members of the armed forces living in Rosamond. You will notice when you visit or live here that some of the people you meet or see around town are employed by the armed services - even if they are not always in uniform. Also of interest is that Rosamond has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Being a small town, Rosamond does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of adults in Rosamond who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 18.76% of the adults in Rosamond have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Rosamond in 2022 was $30,194, 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 $120,776 for a family of four. However, Rosamond contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Rosamond is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Rosamond 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 Rosamond, accounting for 46.33% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Rosamond residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Rosamond include German, English, Irish, Italian, and European. The most common language spoken in Rosamond is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Japanese.
