Simi Valley is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 124,398 people and 28 associated neighborhoods, Simi Valley is the 48th largest community in California.

Housing costs in Simi Valley 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 Simi Valley has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Of important note, Simi Valley is also a city of artists. Simi Valley has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Simi Valley’s character.

A relatively large number of people in Simi Valley telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 14.24% 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.

The population of Simi Valley 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: 35.98% of adults in Simi Valley have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Simi Valley in 2018 was $51,324, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $205,296 for a family of four. However, Simi Valley contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Simi Valley is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Simi Valley home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Simi Valley residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Simi Valley also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 26.15% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Simi Valley include German, English, Irish, European, and Italian.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Simi Valley's cultural character, accounting for 18.04% of the city’s population.

The most common language spoken in Simi Valley is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.