Rio Oso, CA

Census Place

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2024 Population
437
US Senator
Alex Padilla
Democratic Party
US Senator
Adam Schiff
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
44.1
22.2% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
4.12%
8.38% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$111,250
35.5% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$441,800
7.73% 1-year decline
2024 Employed Population
209
10.6% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Rio Oso, CA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.3% of the residents in Rio Oso, CA are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Rio Oso, CA was $441,800, and the homeownership rate was 84.4%.

Most people in Rio Oso, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Rio Oso, CA was 4 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Rio Oso, CA is home to a population of 437 people, from which 99.3% are citizens. As of 2024, 10.8% of Rio Oso, CA residents were born outside of the country (47 people).

In 2024, there were 7.13 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (321 people) in Rio Oso, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 45 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 21 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

99.3%
2024 Citizenship
99.5%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.3% of Rio Oso, CA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Rio Oso, CA was 99.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Rio Oso, CA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    321 ± 128
  2. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    45 ± 29
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Hispanic)
    21 ± 26
10.3%
Hispanic Population
45 people

In 2024, there were 7.13 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (321 people) in Rio Oso, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 45 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 21 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

10.3% of the people in Rio Oso, CA are hispanic (45 people).

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

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for California.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    3,862,617 ± 45,816 people
  2. Philippines
    824,246 ± 22,054 people
  3. China
    687,951 ± 20,184 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of California was Mexico, the natal country of 3,862,617 California residents, followed by Philippines with 824,246 and China with 687,951.

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Foreign-Born Population

10.8%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
47 people
6.65%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
28 people

As of 2024, 10.8% of Rio Oso, CA residents (47 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 Rio Oso, CA was 6.65%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    6 ± 21
  2. Vietnam
    3 ± 20
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    1 ± 14

Rio Oso, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 2 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Rio Oso, CA employs 209 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Rio Oso, CA were Construction (43 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (34 people), and Retail Trade (26 people), and the highest paying industries were Construction ($144,688), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($108,125), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($100,625).

Occupations

209
2024 Value
± 86
10.6%
1 Year growth
± 55.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Rio Oso, CA grew at a rate of 10.6%, from 189 employees to 209 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Rio Oso, CA, are Management Occupations (37 people), Sales & Related Occupations (20 people), and Healthcare Support Occupations (19 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Rio Oso, CA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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Employment by Industries

209
2024 Value
± 86
10.6%
1 Year growth
± 55.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Rio Oso, CA grew at a rate of 10.6%, from 189 employees to 209 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Rio Oso, CA, are Construction (43 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (34 people), and Retail Trade (26 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Rio Oso, CA, though some of these residents may live in Rio Oso, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$101,071
Median earning men ± $52,276
$51,094
Median earning women ± $20,033

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($157,813), Public Administration ($98,750), and Retail Trade ($65,469).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($61,250), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($51,250), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($14,375).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.57%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 17.9M people employed in California. This represents a 2.57% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in California.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Kamala Harris with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.3%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.25%).

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing the state of California. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

California is currently represented by 52 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from California

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Alex Padilla
Senator from California3
Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Kamala Harris, who had become Vice President of the United States.
Adam Schiff
Senator from California1
Assumed office on December 8, 2024
Elected to the seat to succeed Laphonza Butler, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of Dianne Feinstein.

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing California.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Rio Oso, CA was $441,800 in 2024, which is 1.33 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $478,800 to $441,800, a 7.73% decrease. The homeownership rate in Rio Oso, CA is 84.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Rio Oso, CA have an average commute time of 27.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Rio Oso, CA is higher than the national average, with an average of 4 cars per household.

Property

$441,800
Median Property Value 2024
±$24,228
$119
Median Property Taxes
±$50

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 Rio Oso, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

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Rent vs Own

84.4%
Homeownership
2024
70.5%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 84.4% of the housing units in Rio Oso, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 88.5%.

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$111,250
Median Household Income
± $74,100
141
Number of Households
± 53

In 2024, the median household income of the 141 households in Rio Oso, CA declined from $111,250 from the previous year's value of $172,500.

The following chart displays the households in Rio Oso, 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 $200k+ range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Rio Oso, CA is from California.
0.495
2023 Wage GINI in California
0.498
2022 Wage GINI in California

In 2023, the income inequality in California was 0.495 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.573% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for California was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in California in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (68.9%)
  2. Worked At Home (18.2%)
  3. Carpooled (7.66%)

In 2024, 68.9% of workers in Rio Oso, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (18.2%) and those who carpooled to work (7.66%).

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.

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Commute Time

27.2 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Rio Oso, CA have a longer commute time (27.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.51% of the workforce in Rio Oso, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

4 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Rio Oso, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Rio Oso, CA have 4 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

4.12% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Rio Oso, CA (18 out of 437 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 65 - 74, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 65 - 74.

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

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Health

99.5% of the population of Rio Oso, CA has health coverage, with 58.8% on employee plans, 7.32% on Medicaid, 16.7% on Medicare, 16.7% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in California see 1,233 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,233 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1076 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 213 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 55.6% were men and 44.4% were women.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 28.6% under 18 years, 11.2% between 18 and 34 years, 36.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 23.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 55.6% were men and 44.4% were women.

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Uninsured People

0.458%
Uninsured
58.8%
Employer Coverage
7.32%
Medicaid
16.7%
Medicare
16.7%
Non-Group
0%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Rio Oso, CA declined by 35.8% from 0.713% to 0.458%.

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