Rio Linda is a medium-sized town located in the state of California. With a population of 15,944 people and three associated neighborhoods, Rio Linda is the 351st largest community in California.
Also of interest is that Rio Linda has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.62% 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.
In Rio Linda, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.32 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
The percentage of adults in Rio Linda with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 14.06% of adults in Rio Linda have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Rio Linda in 2022 was $32,777, which is lower middle income relative to California, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $131,108 for a family of four. However, Rio Linda contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Rio Linda is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Rio Linda home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rio Linda residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Rio Linda also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 22.76% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Rio Linda include German, Irish, English, Russian, and European.
The most common language spoken in Rio Linda is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Miao/Hmong.