Pixley, CA

Census Place

2024 Population

3,742

US Senator

Alex Padilla

Democratic Party

US Senator

Adam Schiff

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

22.1

2.64% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

16.2%

0.0414% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$55,625

21.2% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$242,200

Population & Diversity

Pixley, CA is home to a population of 3.74k people, from which 77.1% are citizens.

As of 2024, 28.1% of Pixley, CA residents were born outside of the country (1.05k people).

In 2024, there were 2.3 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (1.86k people) in Pixley, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 806 Other (Hispanic) and 370 White (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

77.1%

2024 Citizenship

77.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 77.1% of Pixley, CA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Pixley, CA was 77.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Pixley, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Pixley, CA

Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
1.86k ± 976
Other (Hispanic)
806 ± 369
White (Non-Hispanic)
370 ± 223

82.9%

Hispanic Population

3.1k people

82.9% of the people in Pixley, CA are hispanic (3.1k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Pixley, CA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for California.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
3,877,888 ± 45,899 people
Philippines
827,719 ± 22,100 people
China
695,724 ± 20,296 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of California was Mexico, the natal country of 3,877,888 California residents, followed by Philippines with 827,719 and China with 695,724.

Foreign-Born Population

28.1%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.05k people

27.5%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.04k people

As of 2024, 28.1% of Pixley, CA residents (1.05k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Pixley, CA was 27.5%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Pixley, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Economy

The economy of Pixley, CA employs 1.5k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Pixley, CA were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (481 people), Retail Trade (213 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (158 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services ($78,152), Other Services Except Public Administration ($62,917), and Manufacturing ($50,563).

Employment

Occupations

1.5k

2024 Value

± 368

−4.4%

1 Year decline

± 35.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Pixley, CA declined at a rate of −4.4%, from 1.57k employees to 1.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Pixley, CA, are Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations (448 people), Production Occupations (246 people), and Healthcare Support Occupations (131 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Pixley, CA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in California (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

1.5k

2024 Value

± 368

−4.4%

1 Year decline

± 35.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Pixley, CA declined at a rate of −4.4%, from 1.57k employees to 1.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Pixley, CA, are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (481 people), Retail Trade (213 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (158 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Pixley, CA, though some of these residents may live in Pixley, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$39,492

Median earning men ± $14,011

$22,977

Median earning women ± $7,384

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($47,083), Manufacturing ($46,023), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($39,453).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($24,242), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($11,455), and Retail Trade ($2,499).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Pixley, CA was $242,200 in 2024, which is 0.728 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $220,000 to $242,200, a 10.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Pixley, CA is 49.2%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Pixley, CA have an average commute time of 28.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Pixley, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$242,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$28,157

$440

Median Property Taxes

±$177

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Pixley, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Pixley, CA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

49.2%

Homeownership

2024

57.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 49.2% of the housing units in Pixley, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 48.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Pixley, CA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$55,625

Median Household Income

± $21,785

894

Number of Households

± 248

In 2024, the median household income of the 894 households in Pixley, CA declined from $55,625 from the previous year's value of $70,574.

The following chart displays the households in Pixley, CA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Pixley, CA is from California.

0.493

2024 Wage GINI in California

0.495

2023 Wage GINI in California

In 2024, the income inequality in California was 0.493 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.424% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for California was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in California in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in California across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (63.4%)
Carpooled (31.3%)
Worked At Home (3.49%)

In 2024, 63.4% of workers in Pixley, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (31.3%) and those who worked at home (3.49%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

28.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Pixley, CA have a longer commute time (28.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.39% of the workforce in Pixley, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Pixley, CA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Pixley, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Pixley, CA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

16.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Pixley, CA (580 out of 3.58k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Males 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Pixley, CA is Hispanic, followed by Two Or More and White.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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