Simi Valley is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 124,398 people and 28 associated neighborhoods, Simi Valley is the 48th largest community in California. Housing costs in Simi Valley 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.Unlike some cities, Simi Valley isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Simi Valley are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Simi Valley is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Simi Valley who work in management occupations (12.24%), office and administrative support (11.73%), and sales jobs (10.81%). Also of interest is that Simi Valley has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Of important note, Simi Valley is also a city of artists. Simi Valley has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Simi Valley’s character. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 14.24% 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. The education level of Simi Valley citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 35.98% of adults in Simi Valley have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Simi Valley in 2022 was $51,324, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $205,296 for a family of four. However, Simi Valley contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Simi Valley is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Simi Valley home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Simi Valley residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Simi Valley also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 26.15% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Simi Valley include German, English, Irish, European, and Italian. Foreign born people are also an important part of Simi Valley's cultural character, accounting for 18.04% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Simi Valley is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
