California City is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 13,174 people and three associated neighborhoods, California City is the 357th largest community in California.

There are many members of the armed forces living in California City. You will notice when you visit or live here that some of the people you meet or see around town are employed by the armed services - even if they are not always in uniform.

Also of interest is that California City 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 California City telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.71% 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.

In California City, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 36.72 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

As is often the case in a small city, California City doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

The rate of college-level education in California City is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 12.52% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.

The per capita income in California City in 2022 was $26,434, which is low income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $105,736 for a family of four. However, California City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

California City is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call California City 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 California City, accounting for 39.65% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of California City residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in California City include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Jamaican.

The most common language spoken in California City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.