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.
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.
A relatively large number of people in Rosamond telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.36% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.
In Rosamond, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.94 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Being a small town, Rosamond does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In terms of college education, Rosamond is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 17.24% of adults 25 and older in Rosamond have a bachelor's degree or advanced 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.