Concord is a relatively large city located in the state of California. With a population of 122,315 people and 27 associated neighborhoods, Concord is the 50th largest community in California. Housing costs in Concord 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.Unlike some cities, Concord isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Concord are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Concord is a city of professionals, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Concord who work in management occupations (12.65%), office and administrative support (9.86%), and sales jobs (8.84%). Also of interest is that Concord has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Concord telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 15.08% 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. In Concord, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.79 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit. Although the majority of commuting trips in the city are by private automobile, Concord is somewhat unusual for a city of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the subway helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Concord area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.The citizens of Concord are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 37.78% of adults in Concord have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Concord in 2022 was $49,514, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $198,056 for a family of four. However, Concord contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Concord is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Concord home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Concord residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Concord also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 32.29% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Concord include English, German, Irish, Italian, and European. Concord also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 25.60%. The most common language spoken in Concord is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
