Davis is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 60,341 people and 12 constituent neighborhoods, Davis is the 115th largest community in California.

Davis is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 92.20% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Davis is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Davis who work in teaching (15.61%), office and administrative support jobs (12.51%), and management occupations (10.31%).

And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Davis has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too.

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

In addition, Davis is a major college town that has a very high percentage of its residents over 18 years old who are college students. Naturally, collegiate life has a major influence on local Davis culture, lifestyle and entertainment options. Davis really pulses to the beat of the academic calendar. In Davis every fall, returning students reinvigorate the community, who you will notice are all over town, buying groceries, out with friends, and getting acquainted or re-acquainted with each other and Davis. One of the beneficial effects that colleges provide is that they tend to be lasting institutions that deliver direct economic benefits to the local economy in the form of such things as jobs for faculty and staff, and spending by students. Davis benefits directly from this.

Not only is Davis a city with many college students, but it also retains many recent graduates who are looking to start new careers, creating a decent-sized population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile. 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.

The city of Davis is a decent size, but despite this, it doesn't have a viable public transit system that people can use to get to work.

Davis Information and Demographics

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Davis, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Davis is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 68.64% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Davis in 2000 was $22,937, which is upper middle income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $91,748 for a family of four.

Davis is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Davis home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Davis is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Davis include German, English, Irish, Italian, and European.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Davis's cultural character, accounting for 17.18% of the city's population.

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