Escalon is a somewhat small city located in the state of California. With a population of 7,448 people and four associated neighborhoods, Escalon is the 458th largest community in California.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.57% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

Escalon is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

In terms of college education, the citizens of Escalon rank slightly lower than the national average. 14.98% of adults 25 and older in Escalon 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 Escalon in 2022 was $51,355, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $205,420 for a family of four. However, Escalon contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Escalon is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Escalon home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Escalon residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Escalon also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 22.99% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Escalon include Irish, Portuguese, German, English, and Italian.

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