Davis is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 67,048 people and 18 associated neighborhoods, Davis is the 136th largest community in California.

Davis home prices are not only among the most expensive in California, but Davis real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Davis has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too.

Also of interest is that Davis has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 19.98% 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.

Because Davis has a very large number of students who are 18 years or older and in college, it is thought of as a college town. This has a major influence on local Davis lifestyle, entertainment, and culture in general. Life in Davis is very much tied to the academic calendar: when students return from the summer break in the fall, one will notice them out and about, buying groceries, out with friends, and generally getting re-acquainted with each other. In Davis people study hard and play hard, and there is ample opportunity to do both.

Not only is Davis a city with many college students, but it also retains many recent graduates who are looking to start new careers, creating a very large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile. That’s because Davis is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes Davis a pretty good place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

Like elsewhere in America, most people in Davis use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Davis‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the bus. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Davis. 75.21% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%.

The per capita income in Davis in 2022 was $46,899, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $187,596 for a family of four. However, Davis contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Davis is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Davis home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Davis residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Davis also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.22% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Davis include English, German, European, Irish, and Italian.

Davis also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 21.02%.

The most common language spoken in Davis is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Spanish.