Los Banos is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 48,684 people and nine associated neighborhoods, Los Banos is the 198th largest community in California. Much of the housing stock in Los Banos was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Los Banos economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Los Banos, where the median household income is $68,171.00.

One downside of living in Los Banos is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Los Banos, the average commute to work is 40.09 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

The percentage of people in Los Banos with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 12.47% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Los Banos in 2022 was $25,963, which is low income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $103,852 for a family of four. However, Los Banos contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Los Banos is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Los Banos 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 Los Banos, accounting for 73.41% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Los Banos residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Los Banos include German, Portuguese, Irish, English, and Italian.

Los Banos also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 25.93%.

The most common language spoken in Los Banos is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Portuguese.