Hamilton City is a very small town located in the state of California. With a population of 2,263 people and just one neighborhood, Hamilton City is the 651st largest community in California.
Hamilton City is a blue-collar town, with 51.72% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Hamilton City is a town of farmers, fishers, or foresters, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Hamilton City who work in farm management occupations (32.81%), office and administrative support (13.98%), and sales jobs (12.21%).
Another important characteristic of Hamilton City 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.
Hamilton City 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, Hamilton City ranks among the least educated cities in the nation, as only 3.35% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Hamilton City in 2022 was $21,750, which is low income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $87,000 for a family of four. However, Hamilton City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Hamilton City is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Hamilton City 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 Hamilton City, accounting for 91.42% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Hamilton City residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Hamilton City include German, Irish, European, Italian, and Yugoslavian.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Hamilton City's cultural character, accounting for 37.52% of the town’s population.
The most common language spoken in Hamilton City is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and African languages.
Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Hamilton City, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
It used to be that most Americans lived on the farm, or otherwise made their living from the land, the forests, or the sea. With global trade and an economy increasingly based on providing services to one another, fewer people farm, fish or harvest timber now than at any time in American history. But according to NeighborhoodScout's leading analysis, the neighborhood stands apart from most American neighborhood due to the proportion of its residents still working in these fields. With 25.5% of the workforce so employed, this neighborhood has a greater concentration of such workers than 99.8% of U.S. neighborhoods.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Portuguese and Mexican ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 5.3% of this neighborhood's residents have Portuguese ancestry and 66.5% have Mexican ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 66.6% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Spanish at home. This is a higher percentage than 96.9% 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 Hamilton City are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 69.5% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 14.9% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 60.0% of U.S. neighborhoods.
What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.
In the neighborhood, 26.2% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is farming, forestry, or commercial fishing, with 25.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (17.7%), and 16.7% in manufacturing and laborer occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is Spanish, spoken by 66.6% of households. Some people also speak English (32.2%).
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in Hamilton City, CA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (66.5%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (6.4%), and residents who report Portuguese roots (5.3%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (2.4%), along with some Asian ancestry residents (2.2%), among others. In addition, 27.2% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (45.8% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (77.7%) 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 (17.5%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.