San Jacinto is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 55,440 people and ten associated neighborhoods, San Jacinto is the 170th largest community in California. San Jacinto 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 San Jacinto, where the median household income is $78,281.00.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, San Jacinto is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, San Jacinto is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in San Jacinto who work in sales jobs (11.93%), office and administrative support (9.43%), and healthcare suport services (6.15%). A relatively large number of people in San Jacinto telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.61% 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. In San Jacinto, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 37.15 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. In terms of college education, the citizens of San Jacinto rank slightly lower than the national average. 13.86% of adults 25 and older in San Jacinto have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community. The per capita income in San Jacinto in 2022 was $26,286, which is low income relative to California, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $105,144 for a family of four. However, San Jacinto contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. San Jacinto is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call San Jacinto 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 San Jacinto, accounting for 64.39% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of San Jacinto residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in San Jacinto include Irish, German, English, Italian, and French. In addition, San Jacinto has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (20.02%). The most common language spoken in San Jacinto is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
