Manteca is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 86,928 people and 19 associated neighborhoods, Manteca is the 102nd largest community in California. Manteca has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Manteca, where the median household income is $89,966.00. Housing costs in Manteca 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.Manteca is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Manteca is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Manteca who work in office and administrative support (11.26%), sales jobs (8.86%), and management occupations (7.53%). Also of interest is that Manteca has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Manteca telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.58% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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 downside of living in Manteca, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.32 minutes every day commuting to work. The education level of Manteca citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 19.32% of adults 25 and older in Manteca have a college degree. The per capita income in Manteca in 2022 was $36,000, 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 $144,000 for a family of four. However, Manteca contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Manteca is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Manteca 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 Manteca, accounting for 39.96% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Manteca residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Manteca include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Portuguese. In addition, Manteca has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (20.44%). The most common language spoken in Manteca is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
