Yorba Linda is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 66,147 people and 16 associated neighborhoods, Yorba Linda is the 134th largest community in California. Yorba Linda home prices are not only among the most expensive in California, but Yorba Linda real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Yorba Linda is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 91.34% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Yorba Linda is a city of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Yorba Linda who work in management occupations (21.39%), sales jobs (12.30%), and office and administrative support (9.69%). Also of interest is that Yorba Linda has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Yorba Linda telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 19.72% 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. Because of many things, Yorba Linda is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Yorba Linda really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Yorba Linda perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. One downside of living in Yorba Linda is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Yorba Linda, the average commute to work is 31.30 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. If knowledge is power, Yorba Linda is a pretty powerful place. 56.18% of the adults in Yorba Linda have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Yorba Linda in 2022 was $67,109, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $268,436 for a family of four. Yorba Linda is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Yorba Linda home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Yorba Linda residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Yorba Linda also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.16% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Yorba Linda include German, English, Irish, Italian, and European. Foreign born people are also an important part of Yorba Linda's cultural character, accounting for 22.37% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Yorba Linda is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Spanish.
