Escalon is a somewhat small city located in the state of California. With a population of 7,448 people and four associated neighborhoods, Escalon is the 458th largest community in California.

A relatively large number of people in Escalon telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.57% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

Being a small city, Escalon does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The percentage of adults in Escalon with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 14.98% of adults in Escalon have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Escalon in 2022 was $51,355, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $205,420 for a family of four. However, Escalon contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Escalon is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Escalon home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Escalon residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Escalon also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 22.99% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Escalon include Irish, Portuguese, German, English, and Italian.

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