One of the benefits of Yreka is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.94 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.
As is often the case in a small city, Yreka doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The percentage of adults in Yreka who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.00% of the adults in Yreka have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Yreka in 2022 was $32,549, 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 $130,196 for a family of four. However, Yreka contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Yreka is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Yreka home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Yreka residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Yreka also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.74% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Yreka include Irish, English, German, Portuguese, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Yreka is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Pacific Island languages.
