About Ben Lomond

Ben Lomond is a very small town located in the state of California. With a population of 2,300 people and just one neighborhood, Ben Lomond is the 608th largest community in California.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Ben Lomond is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Ben Lomond is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Ben Lomond who work in management occupations (13.21%), office and administrative support jobs (13.07%), and sales jobs (12.99%).

Also of interest is that Ben Lomond 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: 7.82% 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.

In addition, Ben Lomond is a college town. There are a lot of students in Ben Lomond attending college, and as a result Ben Lomond provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared to the needs and activities of students.

In addition, Ben Lomond is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

Because of many things, Ben Lomond is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Ben Lomond a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Ben Lomond has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Ben Lomond's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One downside of living in Ben Lomond is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Ben Lomond, the average commute to work is 32.47 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Ben Lomond 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.

Ben Lomond Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Ben Lomond citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 31.57% of adults in Ben Lomond have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 14.96%.

The per capita income in Ben Lomond in 2000 was $25,691, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $102,764 for a family of four. However, Ben Lomond contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Ben Lomond home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Ben Lomond is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Ben Lomond include German, English, Irish, Italian, Portuguese, Swedish, Welsh, European, Scottish, French, Polish, and British.

The most common language spoken in Ben Lomond is English. Some people also speak Spanish.