Salida is a medium-sized town located in the state of California. With a population of 13,886 people and three associated neighborhoods, Salida is the 369th largest community in California. Housing costs in Salida 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.Salida is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Salida is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Salida who work in sales jobs (10.48%), office and administrative support (8.29%), and food service (7.91%). Also of interest is that Salida has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. The percentage of adults in Salida who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 18.48% of the adults in Salida have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Salida in 2022 was $37,031, 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 $148,124 for a family of four. However, Salida contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Salida is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Salida 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 Salida, accounting for 53.91% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Salida residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Salida include German, English, Portuguese, Irish, and Italian. Salida also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 21.81%. The most common language spoken in Salida is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.
