Castroville Jobs

Castroville is a census-designated place in Monterey County, California, United States. The population was 6,724 at the 2000 census. Castroville calls itself "Artichoke Center of the World" and hosts the annual Castroville Artichoke Festival. Marilyn Monroe was named the festival's Artichoke Queen in 1948 and William Hung was named the Artichoke King in 2006. The community also displays the world's largest artificial artichoke. The local high school, North Monterey County High School, Castroville, fields a Marching Band which has traveled to China, performed at Bill Clinton's second Inaugural Parade, and traveled to Italy in April, 2007.

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Among the most common occupations in Castroville are Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 18%. Service occupations, 16%. and Sales and office occupations, 16%. Approximately 69 percent of workers in Castroville, California work for companies, 11 percent work for the government and 3 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Castroville Jobs are for physical therapist jobs, sales associate jobs, physical therapy jobs, speech therapy jobs, financial advisor jobs and store manager jobs.

The leading industries in Castroville, California are Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining, 15%; Educational, health and social services, 14%; and Wholesale trade, 9%. Simply Hired's Castroville job listings indicate that the following industries in Castroville are hiring the most workers: Blood & Organ Banks, Mail Order Retailing, Hospitals, Clinics & Outpatient Services and Misc Store Retailers.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Castroville, California is $24,595, and the median income of households in Castroville was $38,594.

Castroville has an unemployment rate of 16.3%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Castroville Trends data, the number of Castroville, California jobs has increased by 51% since March 2008.

Population of Castroville Total population 6,724 Male 51.64% Female 48.36% Median age 24.8     Castroville Housing Owner-occupied homes 45.1% Median cost of a home $170,100 Median mortgage payment $812 Renter-occupied homes 54.9% Vacant housing 1.9% Median monthly rent $688     Average Income Median for all male full-time $25,781 Median for all female full-time $23,409     Household Income Less than $10,000 9% $10,000 to $14,999 4% $15,000 to $24,999 13% $25,000 to $34,999 18% $35,000 to $49,999 23% $50,000 to $74,999 19% $75,000 to $99,999 9% $100,000 to $149,999 3% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 44% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 16% High school graduate 20% Some college, no degree 14% Associate's degree 3% Bachelor's degree 2% Graduate degree 1%     Marital Status Never married 34% Currently married 52% Separated 3% Widowed 3% Divorced 7%     Race White 38% Black or African American 1% Asian 3% Other 57%     Castroville Commute Carpool 30.6% Public transportation 3.6% Average travel time 23 minutes

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