Napa is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 78,315 people and 28 associated neighborhoods, Napa is the 112th largest community in California.

Housing costs in Napa 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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.29% 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.

The population of Napa is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 35.86% of adults in Napa have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Napa in 2022 was $48,578, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $194,312 for a family of four. However, Napa contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Napa is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Napa home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Napa residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Napa also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 40.84% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Napa include German, Irish, English, Italian, and European.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Napa's cultural character, accounting for 20.68% of the city’s population.

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