Patterson is a somewhat small city located in the state of California. With a population of 11,405 people and nine constituent neighborhoods, Patterson is the 400th largest community in California.

Patterson is a blue-collar town, with 40.2% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 24.7%. Overall, Patterson is a city of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Patterson who work in office and administrative support jobs (11.22%), sales jobs (9.94%), and management occupations (9.05%).

One downside of living in Patterson is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Patterson, the average commute to work is 41.32 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Patterson is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Patterson Information and Demographics

In Patterson, just 11.03% 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 Patterson in 2000 was $14,746, which is lower middle income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $58,984 for a family of four.

Patterson is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Patterson home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Patterson, accounting for 56.65% of the city's residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The most prevalent race in Patterson is African-American, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Patterson include German, English, Irish, Portuguese, and Italian.

Patterson also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 25.30%.

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