Truckee is a medium-sized town located in the state of California. With a population of 16,850 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Truckee is the 341st largest community in California.

Housing costs in Truckee are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in California.

Of important note, Truckee is also a town of artists. Truckee has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Truckee’s character.

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

A relatively large number of people in Truckee telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 26.32% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

Another notable thing is that Truckee is an extremely popular vacation destination. A significant portion of the population is seasonal. During the vacation season, the town experiences a large influx of people who take up residence in second homes they own in the area. As the vacation season ends, the population drops again, leaving behind a substantially quieter and smaller town.

Because of many things, Truckee is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Truckee really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Truckee perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Truckee, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Truckee is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 57.80% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Truckee in 2018 was $63,792, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $255,168 for a family of four. However, Truckee contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Truckee is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Truckee home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Truckee residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Truckee also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.78% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Truckee include English, German, Irish, Italian, and European.

The most common language spoken in Truckee is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.