Rio Linda is a medium-sized town located in the state of California. With a population of 15,944 people and three associated neighborhoods, Rio Linda is the 351st largest community in California.

Housing costs in Rio Linda are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in California.

Also of interest is that Rio Linda 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: 11.62% 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.

One downside of living in Rio Linda, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.32 minutes every day commuting to work.

The percentage of adults in Rio Linda with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 14.06% of adults in Rio Linda have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Rio Linda in 2022 was $32,777, which is lower middle income relative to California, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $131,108 for a family of four. However, Rio Linda contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Rio Linda is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Rio Linda home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rio Linda residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Rio Linda also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 22.76% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Rio Linda include German, Irish, English, Russian, and European.

The most common language spoken in Rio Linda is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Miao/Hmong.