Ione is a somewhat small city located in the state of California. With a population of 5,431 people and two associated neighborhoods, Ione is the 518th largest community in California. Much of the housing stock in Ione was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Ione economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Ione, where the median household income is $78,661.00.

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

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.98% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

As is often the case in a small city, Ione doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

The percentage of adults in Ione who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.34% of the adults in Ione have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Ione in 2022 was $41,244, 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 $164,976 for a family of four. However, Ione contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Ione is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Ione home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ione residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Ione also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.83% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Ione include German, English, Irish, Scottish, and European.

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