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.

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.

Emeryville, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the city.

Emeryville is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

One downside of living in Emeryville, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.04 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.

In Emeryville, a lot of people use the bus to get to work every day though Emeryville is a relatively small city. Those that ride the bus are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other 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.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Emeryville's cultural character, accounting for 31.79% of the city’s population.

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