Yorba Linda is a larger medium-sized coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of California. With a population of 58,595 people and six constituent neighborhoods, Yorba Linda is the 124th largest community in California.

Yorba Linda is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 88.55% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Yorba Linda is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Yorba Linda who work in management occupations (17.55%), office and administrative support jobs (15.96%), and sales jobs (14.64%).

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

In addition, Yorba Linda is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

Yorba Linda is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The city's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Yorba Linda's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One of the nice things about Yorba Linda is that is it nautical, meaning that parts of the city are somewhat historic and on the ocean, or touch tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

In Yorba Linda, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.35 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

One notable thing about Yorba Linda is that if you need to go anywhere, you're going to have to drive. This is because Yorba Linda is primarily built for cars, and if you drive around you will notice that there are lots of shopping centers, parking lots, strip malls, and wide streets. Commuting to work is done by car: 97.9% of people use private automobiles to get to and from work. Sidewalks? Not so much. In fact, trying to walk in certain parts of town may be a dangerous enterprise.

Yorba Linda Information and Demographics

The education level of Yorba Linda citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (14.96%): 41.47% of adults in Yorba Linda have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Yorba Linda in 2000 was $36,173, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $144,692 for a family of four. However, Yorba Linda contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Yorba Linda is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Yorba Linda home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Yorba Linda is White, followed by Asian. Yorba Linda also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.40% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Yorba Linda include German, English, Irish, and Italian.

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