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Morgan Hill, CA
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Living in Morgan Hill



Morgan Hill is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 44,973 people and ten associated neighborhoods, Morgan Hill is the 199th largest community in California.

Morgan Hill home prices are not only among the most expensive in California, but Morgan Hill real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Also of interest is that Morgan Hill has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 16.94% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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 Morgan Hill is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Morgan Hill, the average commute to work is 34.45 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

The citizens of Morgan Hill are among the most well-educated in the nation: 45.66% of adults in Morgan Hill have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Morgan Hill in 2018 was $62,116, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $248,464 for a family of four.

Morgan Hill is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Morgan Hill home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Morgan Hill residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Morgan Hill also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 33.54% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Morgan Hill include German, English, Irish, Italian, and European.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Morgan Hill's cultural character, accounting for 20.75% of the city’s population.

The most common language spoken in Morgan Hill is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.