Running Springs is a somewhat small town located in the state of California. With a population of 5,268 people and two associated neighborhoods, Running Springs is the 514th largest community in California.Running Springs is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Running Springs is a town of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Running Springs who work in healthcare (9.59%), office and administrative support (8.57%), and teaching (7.97%). Of important note, Running Springs is also a town of artists. Running Springs has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Running Springs’s character. Also of interest is that Running Springs 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: 12.89% 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 Running Springs 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, Running Springs’s population drops significantly, such that year-round residents will notice that the city is a much quieter place to live. One downside of living in Running Springs, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 36.29 minutes every day commuting to work. The overall education level of Running Springs citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 33.72% of adults in Running Springs have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%. The per capita income in Running Springs in 2022 was $37,894, which is middle income relative to California, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $151,576 for a family of four. However, Running Springs contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Running Springs is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Running Springs home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Running Springs residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Running Springs also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 19.46% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Running Springs include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Norwegian. The most common language spoken in Running Springs is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
