Williams Ranch South median real estate price is $644,152, which is more expensive than 30.6% of the neighborhoods in California and 73.1% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.
The average rental price in Williams Ranch South is currently $3,362, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 44.4% of California neighborhoods.
Williams Ranch South is a densely urban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Salinas, California.
Williams Ranch South real estate is primarily made up of small (studio to two bedroom) to medium sized (three or four bedroom) single-family homes and apartment complexes/high-rise apartments. Most of the residential real estate is renter occupied. Many of the residences in the Williams Ranch South neighborhood are established but not old, having been built between 1970 and 1999. A number of residences were also built between 1940 and 1969.
In Williams Ranch South, the current vacancy rate is 2.3%, which is a lower rate of vacancies than 84.5% of all neighborhoods in the U.S. This means that the housing supply in Williams Ranch South is very tight compared to the demand for property here.
When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.
Each year, fewer and fewer Americans make their living as farmers, foresters, or fishers. But the Williams Ranch South neighborhood truly stands out among U.S. neighborhoods. According to exclusive NeighborhoodScout analysis, this neighborhood has a greater proportion of farmers, foresters, or fishers than 99.8% of all American neighborhoods. This is truly a unique cultural characteristic of this neighborhood.
In the Williams Ranch South neighborhood, carpooling is still a popular way to get to and from work. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals that 37.1% of commuters carpool here, which is more than in 99.7% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research revealed that 99.6% of the adult residents in the Williams Ranch South neighborhood do not have a 4-year college degree, which is a lower rate of college graduated adults than found in 98.9% of the neighborhoods in America.
In addition, whether by choice, divorce, or unplanned pregnancy, single moms may have the toughest job in the book. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that the Williams Ranch South neighborhood has more single mother households than 97.5% of the neighborhoods in the U.S. Often high concentrations of single mother homes can be a strong indicator of family and social issues such as poverty, high rates of school dropouts, crime, and other societal problems.
Also, with a nice mix of college students, safety from crime, and decent walkability, the Williams Ranch South neighborhood rates highly as a college student friendly place to live, and one that college students and their parents may want to consider. NeighborhoodScout's analysis shows that it rates more highly for a good place for college students to live than 87.8% of the neighborhoods in CA. This often also means that the area has certain amenities and services geared towards college students, from undergraduates to graduate students.
If you like crowded places, then you will probably enjoy the the Williams Ranch South neighborhood. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive data analysis, this neighborhood is more densely populated than 96.4% of neighborhoods in the U.S., with 26,491 people per square mile living here.
Did you know that the Williams Ranch South neighborhood has more Mexican ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 96.9% of this neighborhood's residents have Mexican ancestry.
Williams Ranch South is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 95.7% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Spanish at home. This is a higher percentage than 99.9% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
Some neighborhoods have more internal cohesiveness than others. While other neighborhoods feel like a collection of strangers who just happen to live near each other. Sometimes this comes down to not only the personalities of the people in a place, but how long people have been together in that neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research has revealed some interesting things about the rootedness of people in the Williams Ranch South neighborhood. More residents of the Williams Ranch South neighborhood live here today that also were living in this same neighborhood five years ago than is found in 97.8% of U.S. neighborhoods. This neighborhood is really made up of people who know each other, don't move often, and have lived here in this very neighborhood for quite a while. What is interesting to note, is that the Williams Ranch South neighborhood has a greater percentage of residents born in another country (43.7%) than are found in 95.6% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
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 Williams Ranch South neighborhood in Salinas are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 62.8% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 33.7% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 84.6% of U.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 Williams Ranch South neighborhood, 40.8% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is farming, forestry, or commercial fishing, 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 (20.9%), and 10.2% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the Williams Ranch South neighborhood is Spanish, spoken by 95.7% of households. Some people also speak English (4.3%).
Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.
In the Williams Ranch South neighborhood in Salinas, CA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (96.9%). In addition, 43.7% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.
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 Williams Ranch South neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (68.6% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (62.3%) 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 (37.1%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.