Benicia

LIVING IN BENICIA

Benicia is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 26,819 people and seven constituent neighborhoods, Benicia is the 269th largest community in California.

Housing costs in Benicia 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.

Also of interest is that Benicia 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 Benicia telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 15.54% 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 Benicia, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.72 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.

For the size of the city, public transportation in Benicia is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the subway. For Benicia, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.

The citizens of Benicia are among the most well-educated in the nation: 45.24% of adults in Benicia have a bachelor’s degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor’s degree.

The per capita income in Benicia in 2018 was $56,846, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $227,384 for a family of four.

Benicia is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Benicia home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Benicia residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Benicia also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.89% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Benicia include German, Irish, English, Italian, and European.

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

This information was found on neighborhoodscout.com