Manteca is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 49,201 people and 11 constituent neighborhoods, Manteca is the 158th largest community in California.

Manteca is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Manteca is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Manteca who work in office and administrative support jobs (18.71%), sales jobs (10.03%), and management occupations (6.44%).

In Manteca, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.16 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Manteca Information and Demographics

The percentage of people in Manteca with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 14.96%: just 10.95% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Manteca in 2000 was $18,241, which is middle income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $72,964 for a family of four.

Manteca is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Manteca home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Manteca is White, followed by Asian. Manteca also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 24.81% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Manteca include German, Irish, English, Portuguese, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Manteca is English. Some people also speak Spanish.