Arvin is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 19,611 people and four associated neighborhoods, Arvin is the 325th largest community in California.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Arvin is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 66.75% of the Arvin workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Arvin is a city of farmers, fishers, or foresters, transportation and shipping workers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Arvin who work in farm management occupations (38.75%), sales jobs (7.29%), and teaching (4.97%). In terms of college education, Arvin ranks among the least educated cities in the nation, as only 3.92% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Arvin in 2022 was $14,900, which is low income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $59,600 for a family of four. However, Arvin contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Arvin is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Arvin 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 Arvin, accounting for 94.79% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Arvin residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Arvin include Other Arab, English, Italian, German, and Swiss. In addition, Arvin has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (30.94%). The most common language spoken in Arvin is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Tagalog.
