American Canyon is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 21,432 people and five associated neighborhoods, American Canyon is the 304th largest community in California. American Canyon has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in American Canyon, where the median household income is $122,694.00.

Housing costs in American Canyon are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in California.

A relatively large number of people in American Canyon telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.26% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One downside of living in American Canyon is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In American Canyon, the average commute to work is 33.17 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

The education level of American Canyon citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 33.99% of adults in American Canyon have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in American Canyon in 2018 was $41,813, 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 $167,252 for a family of four. However, American Canyon contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

American Canyon is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call American Canyon home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of American Canyon residents report their race to be Asian, followed by White. American Canyon also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 28.44% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in American Canyon include Irish, German, European, English, and Italian.

In addition, American Canyon has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (31.12%).

The most common language spoken in American Canyon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.