Arvin is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 19,364 people and four associated neighborhoods, Arvin is the 325th largest community in California.When you are in Arvin, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 63.48% of Arvin’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Arvin is a city of farmers, fishers, or foresters, sales and office workers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Arvin who work in farm management occupations (39.41%), office and administrative support (7.08%), and sales jobs (6.66%). The population of Arvin has one of the lowest overall levels of education in the country: only 4.30% of people over 25 hold a college degree. The national average for all municipalities is 21.84%. The per capita income in Arvin in 2022 was $15,302, which is low income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $61,208 for a family of four. However, Arvin contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Arvin also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 31.72% of its population below the federal poverty line.Arvin is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Arvin 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 Arvin, accounting for 94.58% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Arvin residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Arvin include Italian, Other Arab, English, European, and German. Arvin also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 31.10%. The most common language spoken in Arvin is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Tagalog.
