Escalon is a somewhat small city located in the state of California. With a population of 5,911 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Escalon is the 503rd largest community in California.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Escalon is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Escalon is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Escalon who work in office and administrative support jobs (19.89%), sales jobs (12.10%), and teaching (6.36%).

Escalon 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.

Escalon Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, the citizens of Escalon rank slightly lower than the national average. 12.68% of adults 25 and older in Escalon have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 14.96% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.

The per capita income in Escalon in 2000 was $19,016, which is middle income relative to California, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $76,064 for a family of four.

Escalon is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Escalon home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Escalon is White, followed by African-American. Escalon also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 19.86% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Escalon include German, Portuguese, English, Irish, Italian, Dutch, Swedish, and Scotch-Irish.

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