Castro Valley is a larger medium-sized town located in the state of California. With a population of 66,441 people and 13 associated neighborhoods, Castro Valley is the 137th largest community in California. Castro Valley home prices are not only among the most expensive in California, but Castro Valley real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Castro Valley is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Castro Valley is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Castro Valley who work in management occupations (13.94%), office and administrative support (10.44%), and business and financial occupations (9.10%). Also of interest is that Castro Valley has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 16.90% 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 downside of living in Castro Valley, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.78 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. Like elsewhere in America, most people in Castro Valley use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Castro Valley‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the subway. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.Castro Valley is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 43.87% of adults in Castro Valley have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher. The per capita income in Castro Valley in 2022 was $56,942, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $227,768 for a family of four. However, Castro Valley contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Castro Valley is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Castro Valley home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Castro Valley residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Castro Valley also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.08% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Castro Valley include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Portuguese. Castro Valley also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 28.42%. The most common language spoken in Castro Valley is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Spanish.
