Emeryville is a medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of California. With a population of 12,732 people and four associated neighborhoods, Emeryville is the 381st largest community in California. Housing costs in Emeryville 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.Emeryville is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 93.75% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Emeryville is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Emeryville who work in management occupations (17.46%), business and financial occupations (13.17%), and computer science and math (12.04%). Also of interest is that Emeryville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Emeryville has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too. Of important note, Emeryville is also a city of artists. Emeryville has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Emeryville’s character. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 34.79% 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. One of the nice things about Emeryville is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities. One downside of living in Emeryville is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Emeryville, the average commute to work is 31.04 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the city, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative. Even though Emeryville is a smaller city, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the bus for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Emeryville, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Emeryville is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 74.87% 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 Emeryville in 2022 was $93,433, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $373,732 for a family of four. However, Emeryville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Emeryville is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Emeryville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Emeryville residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Emeryville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.14% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Emeryville include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Iranian. Emeryville also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 31.79%. The most common language spoken in Emeryville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Spanish.
