Shingle Springs is a very small town located in the state of California. With a population of 4,660 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Shingle Springs is the 537th largest community in California.
Housing costs in Shingle Springs are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in California.
Also of interest is that Shingle Springs 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 Shingle Springs telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 13.17% 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.
As is often the case in a small town, Shingle Springs doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The citizens of Shingle Springs are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 36.12% of adults in Shingle Springs have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Shingle Springs in 2022 was $58,085, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $232,340 for a family of four. However, Shingle Springs contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Shingle Springs is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Shingle Springs home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Shingle Springs residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Shingle Springs include German, Irish, English, Italian, and European.
The most common language spoken in Shingle Springs is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.