Rancho Cucamonga is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 128,161 people and nine constituent neighborhoods, Rancho Cucamonga is the 37th largest community in California.

Unlike some cities, Rancho Cucamonga isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Rancho Cucamonga are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Rancho Cucamonga is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Rancho Cucamonga who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.00%), sales jobs (13.54%), and management occupations (11.32%).

In addition, Rancho Cucamonga 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.

In Rancho Cucamonga, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.09 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Rancho Cucamonga Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Rancho Cucamonga is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 14.96%: 23.30% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Rancho Cucamonga in 2000 was $23,702, which is upper middle income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $94,808 for a family of four. However, Rancho Cucamonga contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Rancho Cucamonga is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Rancho Cucamonga home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Rancho Cucamonga is White, followed by African-American. Rancho Cucamonga also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 27.74% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Rancho Cucamonga include German, English, Irish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Rancho Cucamonga is English. Some people also speak Spanish.