Overview Trona is a very small town located in the state of California. With a population of 1,873 people and just one neighborhood, Trona is the 673rd largest community in California. Occupations and Workforce When you are in Trona, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 37.34% of Trona鈥檚 employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Trona is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Trona who work in office and administrative support (15.00%), teaching (10.78%), and sales jobs (10.63%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 13.02% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Setting & Lifestyle The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Trona has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Trona a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. As is often the case in a small town, Trona doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute. Trona Demographics The rate of college-level education in Trona is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 10.62% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree. The per capita income in Trona in 2022 was $24,426, which is low income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $97,704 for a family of four. However, Trona contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Trona is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Trona home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Trona residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Trona also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.65% of the town鈥檚 residents. Important ancestries of people in Trona include Irish, English, German, European, and Dutch. The most common language spoken in Trona is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.