Live Oak is a somewhat small city located in the state of California. With a population of 9,503 people and two associated neighborhoods, Live Oak is the 429th largest community in California.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.47% 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.

Being a small city, Live Oak does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The citizens of Live Oak are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 15.66% of adults in Live Oak have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree

The per capita income in Live Oak in 2022 was $26,147, which is low income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $104,588 for a family of four. However, Live Oak contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Live Oak is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Live Oak 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 Live Oak, accounting for 41.72% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Live Oak residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Live Oak include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Northern European.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Live Oak's cultural character, accounting for 27.53% of the city’s population.

The most common language spoken in Live Oak is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.