Terra Bella is a very small town located in the state of California. With a population of 2,910 people and just one neighborhood, Terra Bella is the 616th largest community in California.
Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Terra Bella is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 60.23% of the Terra Bella workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Terra Bella is a town of transportation and shipping workers, farmers, fishers, or foresters, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Terra Bella who work in farm management occupations (25.00%), personal care services (11.36%), and management occupations (7.67%).
Another important characteristic of Terra Bella 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.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 13.92% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.
Terra Bella 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, Terra Bella ranks among the least educated cities in the nation, as only 1.39% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Terra Bella in 2022 was $16,013, which is low income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $64,052 for a family of four. However, Terra Bella contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Terra Bella also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 43.41% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Terra Bella is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Terra Bella 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 Terra Bella, accounting for 82.06% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Terra Bella residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Terra Bella include English, Irish, Scots-Irish, German, and Scottish.
In addition, Terra Bella has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (39.04%).
The most common language spoken in Terra Bella 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.
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 18.4% of the workforce so employed, this neighborhood has a greater concentration of such workers than 99.6% of U.S. neighborhoods.
Most American households own a car or other vehicle. Many own two cars or perhaps three. In the United States, it is useful to have an automobile not only for commuting, but also for shopping and getting to other services one needs. But NeighborhoodScout's analysis revealed that households in the neighborhood have a highly unusual car ownership. Residents of this neighborhood must really love automobiles. NeighborhoodScout's Analysis reveals that 36.2% of the households here have four, five, or more cars. That is more cars per household than in 96.7% of the neighborhoods in the nation.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Mexican and Norwegian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 63.0% of this neighborhood's residents have Mexican ancestry and 6.8% have Norwegian ancestry.
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 Terra Bella are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 64.8% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 24.2% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 74.6% 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, 31.3% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 22.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in farming, forestry, or commercial fishing (18.4%), and 13.8% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is Spanish, spoken by 53.7% of households. Some people also speak English (45.6%).
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 Terra Bella, CA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (63.0%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (8.1%), and residents who report Norwegian roots (6.8%), and some of the residents are also of German ancestry (6.6%), along with some Irish ancestry residents (3.2%), among others. In addition, 24.1% 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 (38.2% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (65.2%) 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 (19.2%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.