Live Oak is a somewhat small city located in the state of California. With a population of 9,443 people and two associated neighborhoods, Live Oak is the 429th largest community in California. Live Oak 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 Live Oak, where the median household income is $66,590.00.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.97% 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.

Live Oak 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.

The percentage of adults in Live Oak with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 13.31% of adults in Live Oak have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Live Oak in 2022 was $25,986, 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 $103,944 for a family of four. However, Live Oak contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Live Oak is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Live Oak 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 Live Oak, accounting for 42.64% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Live Oak residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Live Oak include German, Irish, English, Welsh, and Italian.

Live Oak also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 26.36%.

The most common language spoken in Live Oak is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.