Thermal is a very small town located in the state of California. With a population of 2,676 people and four associated neighborhoods, Thermal is the 624th largest community in California.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Thermal is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 50.64% of the Thermal workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Thermal is a town of service providers, farmers, fishers, or foresters, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Thermal who work in farm management occupations (26.89%), sales jobs (15.65%), and maintenance occupations (11.42%). 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, Thermal is worth considering. Thermal is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.Thermal ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 0.00% of people over 25 have a college degree. The per capita income in Thermal in 2022 was $15,718, which is low income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $62,872 for a family of four. However, Thermal contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Thermal is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Thermal 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 Thermal, accounting for 95.19% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Thermal residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Thermal include European, Armenian, Other Subsaharan African, Irish, and Yugoslavian. Foreign born people are also an important part of Thermal's cultural character, accounting for 52.22% of the town’s population. The most common language spoken in Thermal is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and German/Yiddish.
