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Sutter, CA

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Overview


Sutter is a very small town located in the state of California. With a population of 2,997 people and just one neighborhood, Sutter is the 612th largest community in California.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some towns, Sutter isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Sutter are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Sutter is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Sutter who work in office and administrative support (15.44%), teaching (12.21%), and healthcare suport services (10.26%).

There are quite a few people in the armed forces living in Sutter, 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.

Setting & Lifestyle

As is often the case in a small town, Sutter doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Demographics

The education level of Sutter citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 18.75% of adults 25 and older in Sutter have a college degree.

The per capita income in Sutter in 2018 was $34,961, which is middle income relative to California, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $139,844 for a family of four.

Sutter is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Sutter home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Sutter residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Sutter also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.60% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Sutter include Irish, German, Scottish, English, and French.

The most common language spoken in Sutter is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.

Occupations

With 2.0% of employed workers living in the neighborhood active in the military, this neighborhood has the distinction of having a higher proportion of people in the military than 96.6% of American neighborhoods. This is a major shaper of the neighborhood's culture and character.

Real Estate

Unpopulated, and rural, the neighborhood is one of the least crowded neighborhoods in all of America. If you like open space, no traffic, and lots of room, this neighborhood may be just what you are looking for. According to NeighborhoodScout's leading research, this neighborhood is less densely populated than 92.5% of the neighborhoods in America.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Scottish and French ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 8.6% of this neighborhood's residents have Scottish ancestry and 7.0% have French ancestry.

is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 0.8% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Native American languages at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 96.9% of the neighborhoods in America.

The Neighbors

There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Sutter are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 72.6% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 6.3% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 61.4% of America's neighborhoods.

A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.

In the neighborhood, 32.0% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations, with 23.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (22.3%), and 20.1% in manufacturing and laborer occupations.

Languages

The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 91.5% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish, Polish and Vietnamese.

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.

In the neighborhood in Sutter, CA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Irish (18.5%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (17.1%), and residents who report Mexican roots (14.5%), and some of the residents are also of Scottish ancestry (8.6%), along with some English ancestry residents (8.3%), among others.

Getting to Work

Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (36.5% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (86.2%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (7.2%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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