Rosamond is a medium-sized town located in the state of California. With a population of 20,961 people and six associated neighborhoods, Rosamond is the 312th largest community in California.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Rosamond is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 35.87% of the Rosamond workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Rosamond is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Rosamond who work in office and administrative support (10.03%), sales jobs (9.75%), and management occupations (6.20%). There are many members of the armed forces living in Rosamond. You will notice when you visit or live here that some of the people you meet or see around town are employed by the armed services - even if they are not always in uniform. Also of interest is that Rosamond has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.36% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. One downside of living in Rosamond, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.94 minutes every day commuting to work. Being a small town, Rosamond does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The education level of Rosamond citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 17.24% of adults 25 and older in Rosamond have a college degree. The per capita income in Rosamond in 2022 was $30,592, which is lower middle income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $122,368 for a family of four. However, Rosamond contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Rosamond is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Rosamond 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 Rosamond, accounting for 43.75% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Rosamond residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Rosamond include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Norwegian. The most common language spoken in Rosamond is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
