Fresno is a very large city located in the state of California. With a population of 545,567 people and 135 associated neighborhoods, Fresno is the fifth largest community in California.Fresno is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Fresno is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Fresno who work in office and administrative support (11.59%), sales jobs (9.59%), and management occupations (8.38%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.81% 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. The citizens of Fresno are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.45% of adults in Fresno having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Fresno in 2022 was $29,293, which is lower middle income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $117,172 for a family of four. However, Fresno contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Fresno is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Fresno 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 Fresno, accounting for 50.46% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Fresno residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Fresno include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Armenian. Fresno also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 18.96%. The most common language spoken in Fresno is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Miao/Hmong.
