Davis is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 67,048 people and 18 associated neighborhoods, Davis is the 136th largest community in California. Housing costs in Davis 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.Davis is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 91.52% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Davis is a city of professionals, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Davis who work in teaching (18.97%), management occupations (8.79%), and food service (8.41%). And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Davis has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too. Also of interest is that Davis 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: 19.98% 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. Davis is also a major college town with a large number of people who are 18 years or older and attending college. As is often the case in college towns, the many students that live in Davis have a strong influence on the local culture and entertainment scene, which may seem dormant by comparison in the summer months when much of the student population is away. In the fall, the return of students has a reinvigorating effect on the community. Because colleges are lasting institutions, they have a stabilizing effect on the economy by providing direct local benefits such as jobs for faculty and staff and spending by students. Davis’s economy is one such example of this. Although the majority of commuting trips in the city are by private automobile, Davis 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, the bus helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Davis area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Davis. 75.21% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%. The per capita income in Davis in 2022 was $46,899, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $187,596 for a family of four. However, Davis contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Davis is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Davis home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Davis residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Davis also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.22% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Davis include English, German, European, Irish, and Italian. Davis also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 21.02%. The most common language spoken in Davis is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Spanish.
