Ukiah is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 16,144 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Ukiah is the 344th largest community in California.

A relatively large number of people in Ukiah telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.28% 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.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Ukiah spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.47 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

The population of Ukiah overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Ukiah, 21.84% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Ukiah in 2022 was $34,729, which is middle income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $138,916 for a family of four. However, Ukiah contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Ukiah is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Ukiah home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ukiah residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Ukiah also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 36.34% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Ukiah include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Swedish.

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