Vista is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 97,766 people and 23 associated neighborhoods, Vista is the 77th largest community in California. Housing costs in Vista 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 where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Vista is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Vista is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Vista who work in sales jobs (11.43%), office and administrative support (10.64%), and management occupations (8.89%). Also of interest is that Vista 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: 11.80% 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. In terms of college education, Vista is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 27.23% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Vista in 2022 was $37,194, 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 $148,776 for a family of four. However, Vista contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Vista is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Vista home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Vista, accounting for 49.20% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Vista residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Vista include German, Irish, English, Italian, and French. Vista also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 23.23%. The most common language spoken in Vista is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.