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Amenities
About Ballarat, CA
Ballarat, CA is located in Inyo County in the state of California.
The total City Population for Ballarat is about 1,818.
The Average Home Value is $57,700, which is roughly 90% lower than the Average Home Value of $588,722 for the state of California, and roughly 73% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $34,643, which is roughly 58% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $83,076 for the state of California, and roughly 47% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.42Male Population Estimate: 50.8%
Female Population Estimate: 49.2%
Median Age: 40.7
Male Median Age: 40.4
Female Median Age: 41.2
Racial Demographic Estimates
Hispanic:17%
Other:6.9%
Indian:5.8%
Black:5.3%
Asian:1.5%
Hawaiian:0.5%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Republican: 48.71%
Libertarian: 1.35%
Other: 0.6%
Green: 0.47%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Ballarat specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Inyo County: About 6.30245 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Inyo County: About 441.884 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Inyo County is about 37% higher than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 35% higher than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
California is ranked #4 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 84.2 out of 100.
Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 66.74The average living wage for the state of California is $40.83/hr, while the states minimum wage is $13.00/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives California a minimum wage score of 51.89 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $13.00/hr, which gives California a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 100 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for California is $260.00, resulting in a UI benefit score of 39.13 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43✓ California does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ California does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
✓ California does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
✓ California does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
✓ California does provide some form of paid family leave.
✓ California does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X California does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
✓ California does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
✓ California does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X California does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ California does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ California does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
✓ California does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70✓ California does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
✓ California does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ California does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ California does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
✓ California does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 92328Latitude: 36.047700
Longitude: -117.223400
TimeZone: Pacific (GMT -08:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: West
Average Elevation: 1642.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 760, 442