Los Banos is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 25,878 people and eight constituent neighborhoods, Los Banos is the 265th largest community in California.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Los Banos is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Los Banos is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Los Banos who work in office and administrative support jobs (12.83%), sales jobs (8.77%), and management occupations (7.90%).

One downside of living in Los Banos, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 44.55 minutes every day commuting to work.

Los Banos Information and Demographics

In Los Banos, just 9.89% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Los Banos in 2000 was $15,582, which is lower middle income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $62,328 for a family of four.

Los Banos is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Los Banos home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Los Banos is White, followed by African-American. Los Banos also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 49.86% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Los Banos include Portuguese, German, Italian, English, and Irish.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Los Banos's cultural character, accounting for 18.87% of the city's population.

The most common language spoken in Los Banos is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.