Salida is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Salida enrolled in college, Salida has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students.
The citizens of Salida are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 16.47% of adults in Salida have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Salida in 2022 was $34,601, which is middle income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $138,404 for a family of four. However, Salida contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Salida is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Salida 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 Salida, accounting for 53.58% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Salida residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Salida include German, English, Portuguese, Irish, and European.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Salida's cultural character, accounting for 19.40% of the town’s population.
The most common language spoken in Salida is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.
