Hollister is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 44,658 people and ten associated neighborhoods, Hollister is the 211th largest community in California. Housing costs in Hollister 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.Hollister is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Hollister is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hollister who work in office and administrative support (12.35%), sales jobs (8.24%), and management occupations (7.42%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.92% 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. One downside of living in Hollister, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.34 minutes every day commuting to work. In terms of college education, Hollister is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 17.78% of adults 25 and older in Hollister have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Hollister in 2022 was $37,253, which is middle income relative to California, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $149,012 for a family of four. However, Hollister contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Hollister is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Hollister 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 Hollister, accounting for 69.65% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Hollister residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Hollister include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Scots-Irish. Foreign born people are also an important part of Hollister's cultural character, accounting for 21.30% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Hollister is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
