Living in Rosamond

In Rosamond, unemployment is 9.1% (2024).

At the end of 2020, Rosamond had a population of 20,255. An unemployment rate of 9.14% was measured at the end of 2024. Rosamond had a foreign population of 2,767 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0718 sources

Population20,255people31 Dec 2020Official source · California Department of Water Resources, Division of Integrated Regional Water Management (BIOS)

Median gross salary3,245EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables

Median rent1,384EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records

Unemployment rate9.14%country median 4.6% — 100% aboveOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)

PM2.5, annual mean4.8µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData

Higher unemployment than 92% of American cities that publish it and cleaner air than 93% of American cities that publish it.

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Rosamond?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	60.38 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Verizon 300 Mbps home internet¹⁴Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.57 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Visible unlimited mobile plan¹⁵Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,410 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)³Official
Median monthly rent	1,384 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records²Official

Is Rosamond a good place to live?

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Remote worker26%strong on work, weak on safety · range 16–36%

Skilled employee53%strong on work, weak on safety · range 44–62%

Student35%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 24–46%

Family46%strong on family, weak on safety · range 35–57%

Retirement36%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 23–49%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

13.7% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 2,767 of 20,255 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Rosamond is 9.1%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

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Rosamond 9.1%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	3,245 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official
Unemployment rate	9.14 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁷Official

What does a salary buy in Rosamond?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€1,075of €2,567 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€2,567
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31	− €1,410
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30	− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€1,075

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Rosamond. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Rosamond. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	148.1 per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release⁵Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Rosamond when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

Rosamond's nearest airport was BUR, 76 km away and offered 12 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	12 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁹Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	76 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁰Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	BUR	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁰Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Rosamond. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Rosamond.

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Climate and air quality

Rosamond recorded annual PM2.5 of 4.8 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Rosamond's monthly mean temperatures were 7.2°C in January and 28°C in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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15°0°

16°1°

20°4°

23°7°

28°12°

33°16°

36°20°

37°18°

33°14°

27°8°

19°2°

14°-1°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.54.8WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Rosamond is 4.8 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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Rosamond 4.8

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	4.8 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 14.83 · Feb 16.39 · Mar 19.56 · Apr 22.72 · May 27.56 · Jun 32.94 · Jul 36.44 · Aug 36.56 · Sep 33 · Oct 26.67 · Nov 19.44 · Dec 14.28 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -0.389 · Feb 1.39 · Mar 4.33 · Apr 7.17 · May 11.89 · Jun 16.39 · Jul 19.56 · Aug 18.17 · Sep 13.83 · Oct 7.67 · Nov 1.67 · Dec -1.28 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 7.22 · Feb 8.89 · Mar 11.94 · Apr 14.94 · May 19.72 · Jun 24.67 · Jul 28 · Aug 27.39 · Sep 23.44 · Oct 17.17 · Nov 10.56 · Dec 6.5 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 37.08 · Feb 44.7 · Mar 24.38 · Apr 9.91 · May 2.54 · Jun 1.27 · Jul 3.56 · Aug 0.254 · Sep 3.05 · Oct 8.64 · Nov 9.4 · Dec 28.19 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁸Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading	17 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹³Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean	4.76 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹³Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Murfreesboro ±2.4 °C. Elsewhere: Granada (Spain) ±1.8 °C, Alcobendas (Spain) ±2.4 °C, Rivas-Vaciamadrid (Spain) ±2.4 °C, Fuenlabrada (Spain) ±2.7 °C, Leganés (Spain) ±2.7 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Rosamond spanned 135 km² at the end of 2025. Population density was 159.1 people per km² at the end of 2024.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport86.3%
Foreign residents13.7%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	135 km²	31 Dec 2025	U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)¹¹Official
Foreign-resident share	12.89 %	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁷Official
Foreign residents	2,767 people	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁷Official
Population density	159.1 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁷Official
Population	20,255 people	31 Dec 2020	California Department of Water Resources, Division of Integrated Regional Water Management (BIOS)⁶Official

Alternatives for people set on Rosamond

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Quartz Hill as a Rosamond alternative in the same region

24 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Median gross pay, city: €4,328 Quartz Hill vs €3,245 Rosamond+33%
Unemployment: 7.3% Quartz Hill vs 9.1% Rosamond−20%
Residents: 10,405 Quartz Hill vs 20,255 Rosamond−49%
Foreign residents: 11.4% Quartz Hill vs 12.9% Rosamond−12%
Annual PM2.5: 4.8 µg/m³ Quartz Hill vs 4.8 µg/m³ Rosamondsame level

Full comparison More about Quartz Hill

North Bethesda as a Rosamond alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 3649 km, better on 3 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Median gross pay, city: €6,119 North Bethesda vs €3,245 Rosamond+89%
Foreign residents: 34.1% North Bethesda vs 12.9% Rosamond+165%
Unemployment: 3.6% North Bethesda vs 9.1% Rosamond−60%
Annual PM2.5: 5.9 µg/m³ North Bethesda vs 4.8 µg/m³ Rosamond+22%

Full comparison More about North Bethesda

Cities near Rosamond

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Lancaster 20.5 km away

Salary: 3,301 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2024-12-31

Quartz Hill 23.8 km away

Rent: 1,423 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,328 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the unemployment rate in Rosamond?

The unemployment rate is 9.14 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is the air quality good in Rosamond?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 4.8 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is within the WHO guideline. Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData.

How many people live in Rosamond?

The published population is 20,255 people. Source: California Department of Water Resources, Division of Integrated Regional Water Management (BIOS).

How many foreign residents live in Rosamond?

2,767 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is Rosamond a good place to live?

Rosamond may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Rosamond?

Lancaster, Quartz Hill are near Rosamond. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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