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.Vallejo is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Vallejo is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Vallejo who work in office and administrative support (13.11%), sales jobs (9.07%), and management occupations (7.84%). 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. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.04% 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 of the nice things about Vallejo is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities. One downside of living in Vallejo is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Vallejo, the average commute to work is 34.79 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the city, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative. Although the majority of commuting trips in the city are by private automobile, Vallejo is somewhat unusual for a city of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, a ferryboat helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Vallejo area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.The overall education level of Vallejo is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 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. In addition, Vallejo has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (26.50%). The most common language spoken in Vallejo is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
