Elk Grove is a relatively large city located in the state of California. With a population of 177,558 people and 36 associated neighborhoods, Elk Grove is the 26th largest community in California. Housing costs in Elk Grove 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.Elk Grove is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 85.37% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Elk Grove is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Elk Grove who work in office and administrative support (12.01%), management occupations (11.49%), and sales jobs (8.73%). Also of interest is that Elk Grove 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 Elk Grove telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 16.69% 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. Because of many things, Elk Grove is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Elk Grove really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Elk Grove perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. One downside of living in Elk Grove, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.46 minutes every day commuting to work. The education level of Elk Grove citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 37.00% of adults in Elk Grove have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Elk Grove in 2022 was $42,764, 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 $171,056 for a family of four. However, Elk Grove contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Elk Grove is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Elk Grove home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Elk Grove residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Elk Grove also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.85% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Elk Grove include German, Irish, English, Italian, and European. Elk Grove also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 25.30%. The most common language spoken in Elk Grove is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
