Lathrop is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 39,857 people and five associated neighborhoods, Lathrop is the 263rd largest community in California. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Lathrop, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Lathrop, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Lathrop’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Lathrop does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $118,605.00. Housing costs in Lathrop 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.Unlike some cities, Lathrop isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Lathrop are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Lathrop is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lathrop who work in office and administrative support (11.84%), sales jobs (10.03%), and management occupations (8.64%). Also of interest is that Lathrop 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 Lathrop telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.04% 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. One downside of living in Lathrop is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Lathrop, the average commute to work is 36.74 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. The population of Lathrop overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Lathrop, 23.75% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Lathrop in 2022 was $36,037, which is lower middle income relative to California, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $144,148 for a family of four. However, Lathrop contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Lathrop is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Lathrop 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 Lathrop, accounting for 35.12% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Lathrop residents report their race to be Asian, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Lathrop include German, Scots-Irish, Irish, Italian, and English. In addition, Lathrop has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (31.02%). The most common language spoken in Lathrop is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
