Vallejo is a larger medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of California. With a population of 123,564 people and 31 associated neighborhoods, Vallejo is the 49th largest community in California.

Housing costs in Vallejo 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 Vallejo has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.04% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

Vallejo is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

One downside of living in Vallejo, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.79 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.

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

In terms of college education, Vallejo is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 27.45% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Vallejo in 2022 was $39,843, which is middle income relative to California, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $159,372 for a family of four. However, Vallejo contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Vallejo is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Vallejo home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Vallejo, accounting for 29.26% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Vallejo residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Vallejo include Irish, German, English, Italian, and French.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Vallejo's cultural character, accounting for 26.50% of the city’s population.

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