Antioch is a relatively large city located in the state of California. With a population of 118,453 people and 21 associated neighborhoods, Antioch is the 55th largest community in California. Housing costs in Antioch 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.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Antioch is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Antioch is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Antioch who work in office and administrative support (12.25%), management occupations (10.37%), and sales jobs (9.55%). Also of interest is that Antioch has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Antioch telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.15% 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 downside of living in Antioch, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 38.42 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead. Like elsewhere in America, most people in Antioch use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Antioch‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the subway. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.The citizens of Antioch are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.93% of adults in Antioch having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Antioch in 2022 was $40,337, which is middle income relative to California, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $161,348 for a family of four. However, Antioch contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Antioch is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Antioch home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Antioch, accounting for 36.06% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Antioch residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Antioch include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Portuguese. Foreign born people are also an important part of Antioch's cultural character, accounting for 23.82% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Antioch is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
