Antioch is a relatively large city located in the state of California. With a population of 117,096 people and 21 associated neighborhoods, Antioch is the 55th largest community in California. Housing costs in Antioch 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.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Antioch is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Antioch is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Antioch who work in office and administrative support (12.25%), management occupations (10.37%), and sales jobs (9.55%). Also of interest is that Antioch has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.15% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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 Antioch is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Antioch, the average commute to work is 38.42 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the city, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative. Like elsewhere in America, most people in Antioch use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Antioch‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the subway. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.The citizens of Antioch are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.93% of adults in Antioch having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Antioch in 2022 was $40,337, 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 $161,348 for a family of four. However, Antioch contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Antioch is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Antioch home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Antioch, accounting for 36.06% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Antioch residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Antioch include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Portuguese. Foreign born people are also an important part of Antioch's cultural character, accounting for 23.82% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Antioch is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
