Walnut Creek is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 70,817 people and 23 associated neighborhoods, Walnut Creek is the 129th largest community in California.

Walnut Creek home prices are not only among the most expensive in California, but Walnut Creek real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Also of interest is that Walnut Creek has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Of important note, Walnut Creek is also a city of artists. Walnut Creek has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Walnut Creek’s character.

A relatively large number of people in Walnut Creek telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 30.77% 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 thing that you will notice about Walnut Creek is that there is a good-sized population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. Many singles consider Walnut Creek a good place to live without being in a really big city, with opportunities for friendships and fun with others like themselves.

Although the majority of commuting trips in the city are by private automobile, Walnut Creek is somewhat unusual for a city of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the subway helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Walnut Creek area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Walnut Creek, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Walnut Creek is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 70.43% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Walnut Creek in 2022 was $85,521, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $342,084 for a family of four.

Walnut Creek is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Walnut Creek home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Walnut Creek residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Walnut Creek also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.40% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Walnut Creek include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Russian.

Walnut Creek also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 24.36%.

The most common language spoken in Walnut Creek is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.