Ukiah is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 16,144 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Ukiah is the 344th largest community in California.

A relatively large number of people in Ukiah telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.28% 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.

One of the benefits of Ukiah is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.47 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

The population of Ukiah 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 Ukiah, 21.84% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Ukiah in 2022 was $34,729, which is middle income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $138,916 for a family of four. However, Ukiah contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Ukiah is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Ukiah home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ukiah residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Ukiah also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 36.34% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Ukiah include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Swedish.

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