Walnut Creek is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 68,969 people and 23 associated neighborhoods, Walnut Creek is the 129th largest community in California.
Walnut Creek home prices are not only among the most expensive in California, but Walnut Creek real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.
Also of interest is that Walnut Creek has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Of important note, Walnut Creek is also a city of artists. Walnut Creek has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Walnut Creek’s character.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 25.07% 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.
Another interesting thing about Walnut Creek, despite not being a huge city, is that there is a relatively high proportion of people living here who are young, single, and upwardly-mobile professionals. This makes it a good choice for other relocating single professionals. Here, these young singles will find many others like themselves, with opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.
In Walnut Creek, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.07 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.
Like elsewhere in America, most people in Walnut Creek use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Walnut Creek‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the subway. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.
If knowledge is power, Walnut Creek is a pretty powerful place. 69.48% of the adults in Walnut Creek 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 Walnut Creek in 2022 was $80,347, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $321,388 for a family of four.
Walnut Creek is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Walnut Creek home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Walnut Creek residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Walnut Creek also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.37% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Walnut Creek include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Russian.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Walnut Creek's cultural character, accounting for 22.38% of the city’s population.
The most common language spoken in Walnut Creek is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.