Walnut Creek is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 69,152 people and 23 associated neighborhoods, Walnut Creek is the 129th largest community in California. Walnut Creek home prices are not only among the most expensive in California, but Walnut Creek real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Walnut Creek is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 92.68% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Walnut Creek is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Walnut Creek who work in management occupations (17.96%), business and financial occupations (11.92%), and sales jobs (10.08%). Also of interest is that Walnut Creek has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Of important note, Walnut Creek is also a city of artists. Walnut Creek has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Walnut Creek’s character. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 28.71% 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 Walnut Creek, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.32 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 Walnut Creek use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Walnut Creek‘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.Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Walnut Creek. 69.39% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%. The per capita income in Walnut Creek in 2022 was $83,164, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $332,656 for a family of four. Walnut Creek is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Walnut Creek home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Walnut Creek residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Walnut Creek also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.84% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Walnut Creek include English, German, Irish, Italian, and French. Foreign born people are also an important part of Walnut Creek's cultural character, accounting for 23.56% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Walnut Creek is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
