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 quite a few people in the armed forces living in Rosamond, and when you visit or drive around town, you will see military people in and out of uniform, shopping, enjoying life, and being part of the community.
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.
One downside of living in Rosamond is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Rosamond, the average commute to work is 30.94 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
Rosamond 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.
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.