About Indio, CA (West Indo) Real Estate Prices and Overview West Indo median real estate price is $484,042, which is less expensive than 84.3% of California neighborhoods and 36.2% of all U.S. neighborhoods. The average rental price in West Indo is currently $2,294, based on 蘑菇视频's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 83.1% of California neighborhoods. West Indo is an urban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Indio, California. West Indo real estate is primarily made up of medium sized (three or four bedroom) to large (four, five or more bedroom) single-family homes and mobile homes. Most of the residential real estate is owner occupied. Many of the residences in the West Indo neighborhood are newer, built in 2000 or more recently. A number of residences were also built between 1970 and 1999. Home and apartment vacancy rates are 7.4% in West Indo. 蘑菇视频 analysis shows that this rate is lower than 49.9% of the neighborhoods in the nation, approximately near the middle range for vacancies. Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics Notable & Unique: Occupations From major sales accounts to fast-food workers, sales and service employees are often the backbone of the local economy. In the West Indo neighborhood, they truly stand out. 蘑菇视频's exclusive analysis identifies this neighborhood as having a higher percentage of sales and service workers than 98.2% of all American neighborhoods. Notable & Unique: People One of the really interesting characteristics about the West Indo neighborhood is that, according to 蘑菇视频's exclusive research, it is an excellent choice in which to reside for college students. Due to its popularity among college students who already choose to live here, its walkability, and its above average safety from crime, the neighborhood is ideal for prospective or already-enrolled college students. Between semesters and during school breaks, you'll notice that the excitement here fluctuates with the college seasons. Despite the excitement however, parents of college-age children can rest easy knowing that this neighborhood has an above average safety rating. For each of these reasons, the neighborhood is rated among the top 3.2% of college-friendly places to live in the state of California. Notable & Unique: Diversity Did you know that the West Indo neighborhood has more Mexican ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 78.2% of this neighborhood's residents have Mexican ancestry. West Indo is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 67.9% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Spanish at home. This is a higher percentage than 97.2% of all U.S. neighborhoods. The Neighbors: Income How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. 蘑菇视频's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood. The neighbors in the West Indo neighborhood in Indio are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. 蘑菇视频's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 61.7% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 10.4% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 50.9% of U.S. neighborhoods. The Neighbors: Occupations What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle. In the West Indo neighborhood, 43.2% of the working population is employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 26.9% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in executive, management, and professional occupations (17.7%), and 10.2% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations. The Neighbors: Languages The most common language spoken in the West Indo neighborhood is Spanish, spoken by 67.9% of households. Some people also speak English (29.4%). The Neighbors: Ethnicity / Ancestry Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture 鈥� some more unique than others 鈥� based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households 鈥� and importantly 鈥� on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today. In the West Indo neighborhood in Indio, CA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (78.2%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (3.6%), and residents who report Dutch roots (2.7%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (2.2%), along with some Asian ancestry residents (2.2%), among others. In addition, 33.3% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country. Getting to Work How you get to work 鈥� car, bus, train or other means 鈥� and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in West Indo neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (50.1% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans. Here most residents (79.6%) 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 (12.4%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.