Lodi is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 67,258 people and 19 associated neighborhoods, Lodi is the 138th largest community in California.

A relatively large number of people in Lodi telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.96% 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.

The population of Lodi overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Lodi, 23.12% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Lodi in 2022 was $35,345, 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 $141,380 for a family of four. However, Lodi contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Lodi is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Lodi home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lodi residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Lodi also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 39.48% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Lodi include German, English, Irish, Italian, and European.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Lodi's cultural character, accounting for 20.07% of the city’s population.

The most common language spoken in Lodi is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Urdu.