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American Canyon, CA
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Living in American Canyon



American Canyon is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 21,432 people and five associated neighborhoods, American Canyon is the 304th largest community in California. Much of the housing stock in American Canyon was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local American Canyon economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in American Canyon, where the median household income is $122,694.00.

Housing costs in American Canyon 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.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.26% 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.

In American Canyon, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.17 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

The overall education level of American Canyon citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 33.99% of adults in American Canyon have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.

The per capita income in American Canyon in 2022 was $41,813, 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 $167,252 for a family of four. However, American Canyon contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

American Canyon is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call American Canyon home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of American Canyon residents report their race to be Asian, followed by White. American Canyon also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 28.44% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in American Canyon include Irish, German, European, English, and Italian.

American Canyon also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 31.12%.

The most common language spoken in American Canyon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.


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