Templeton is a somewhat small town located in the state of California. With a population of 8,386 people and two associated neighborhoods, Templeton is the 436th largest community in California.

Housing costs in Templeton are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in California.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.37% 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 town, Templeton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The citizens of Templeton are among the most well-educated in the nation: 40.59% of adults in Templeton have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Templeton in 2022 was $50,322, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $201,288 for a family of four.

Templeton is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Templeton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Templeton residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Templeton also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 16.62% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Templeton include English, Irish, German, Italian, and Polish.

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