Poway is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 48,078 people and 12 associated neighborhoods, Poway is the 190th largest community in California.
Poway home prices are not only among the most expensive in California, but Poway real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.
Also of interest is that Poway 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: 17.64% 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.
Because of many things, Poway is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Poway really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Poway perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
If knowledge is power, Poway is a pretty powerful place. 53.46% of the adults in Poway have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.
The per capita income in Poway in 2022 was $58,325, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $233,300 for a family of four. However, Poway contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Poway is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Poway home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Poway residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Poway also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 16.62% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Poway include German, English, Irish, Italian, and European.
Poway also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 19.61%.
The most common language spoken in Poway is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.