Alpaugh is a tiny town located in the state of California. With a population of 871 people and just one neighborhood, Alpaugh is the 770th largest community in California.
When you are in Alpaugh, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 70.04% of Alpaugh’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Alpaugh is a town of farmers, fishers, or foresters, service providers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Alpaugh who work in farm management occupations (49.44%), food service (10.11%), and sales jobs (6.37%).
Another important characteristic of Alpaugh is that a lot of people work in agricultural jobs, especially compared to most other communities in America, and there are quite a number of farms in town.
In Alpaugh, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 37.47 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Alpaugh 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.
In terms of college education, Alpaugh ranks among the least educated cities in the nation, as only 0.00% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Alpaugh in 2022 was $11,260, which is low income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $45,040 for a family of four. However, Alpaugh contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Alpaugh also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 48.52% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Alpaugh is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Alpaugh 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 Alpaugh, accounting for 89.66% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Alpaugh residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Alpaugh include Irish, Italian, English, German, and Danish.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Alpaugh's cultural character, accounting for 33.52% of the town’s population.
The most common language spoken in Alpaugh is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Pacific Island languages.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
Each year, fewer and fewer Americans make their living as farmers, foresters, or fishers. But the neighborhood truly stands out among U.S. neighborhoods. According to exclusive NeighborhoodScout analysis, this neighborhood has a greater proportion of farmers, foresters, or fishers than 100.0% of all American neighborhoods. This is truly a unique cultural characteristic of this neighborhood.
The real estate in this neighborhood consists of more mobile homes than 98.9% of all neighborhoods in America, with 48.2% of the occupied housing here being classified as mobile homes. So if you are looking for a mobile home, or you like the look and feel of mobile home parks, this neighborhood might have the setting you desire.
In addition, this neighborhood has wide open spaces, few people, and lots of space to stretch out. If you like locations that fit that description, you may like this neighborhood. Based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis, with only 16 people per square mile living here, this neighborhood is less crowded than 95.7% of America.
The neighborhood is unique for having just 3.2% of adults here having earned a bachelor's degree. This is a lower rate of college graduates than NeighborhoodScout found in 98.2% of America's neighborhoods.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Mexican ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 89.1% of this neighborhood's residents have Mexican ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 82.9% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Spanish at home. This is a higher percentage than 98.9% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Alpaugh are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 79.5% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 37.3% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 87.3% of U.S. neighborhoods.
A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.
In the neighborhood, 44.7% of the working population is employed in farming, forestry, or commercial fishing. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 24.3% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (14.5%), and 9.3% in executive, management, and professional occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is Spanish, spoken by 82.9% of households. Some people also speak English (16.6%).
Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.
In the neighborhood in Alpaugh, CA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (89.1%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (2.2%), and residents who report Irish roots (1.3%). In addition, 38.2% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.
How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (31.9% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (75.0%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (15.1%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.