Being a small city, Firebaugh does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
Firebaugh ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 3.92% of people over 25 have a college degree.
The per capita income in Firebaugh in 2018 was $13,768, which is low income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $55,072 for a family of four. However, Firebaugh contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Firebaugh also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 43.26% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Firebaugh is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Firebaugh 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 Firebaugh, accounting for 97.24% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Firebaugh residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Firebaugh include Portuguese, English, Brazilian, Scots-Irish, and Italian.
In addition, Firebaugh has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (46.86%).
The most common language spoken in Firebaugh is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Italian.
