Walnut Creek is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 64,583 people and 17 constituent neighborhoods, Walnut Creek is the 102nd largest community in California.

Walnut Creek is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 92.21% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Walnut Creek is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Walnut Creek who work in management occupations (16.38%), sales jobs (14.19%), and office and administrative support jobs (13.43%).

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

Another interesting thing about Walnut Creek, despite not being a huge city, is that there is a relatively high proportion of people living here who are young, single, and upwardly-mobile professionals. This makes it a good choice for other relocating single professionals. Here, these young singles will find many others like themselves, with opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

In addition to being popular with young singles, Walnut Creek is also home to many people who can be described as "urban sophisticates," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

In Walnut Creek, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.83 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Walnut Creek Information and Demographics

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Walnut Creek. 53.96% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 14.96%.

The per capita income in Walnut Creek in 2000 was $39,875, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $159,500 for a family of four.

Walnut Creek is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Walnut Creek home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Walnut Creek is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Walnut Creek include English, German, Irish, Italian, Russian, Scottish, Polish, and Swedish.

Walnut Creek also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 18.19%.

The most common language spoken in Walnut Creek is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.