Rialto is a relatively large city located in the state of California. With a population of 103,391 people and 20 associated neighborhoods, Rialto is the 71st largest community in California. Housing costs in Rialto 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.When you are in Rialto, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 42.00% of Rialto’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Rialto is a city of transportation and shipping workers, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Rialto who work in office and administrative support (12.42%), sales jobs (8.94%), and management occupations (6.06%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.55% 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 Rialto is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Rialto, the average commute to work is 32.10 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. The rate of college-level education in Rialto is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 12.49% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree. The per capita income in Rialto in 2022 was $26,943, which is lower middle income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $107,772 for a family of four. However, Rialto contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Rialto is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Rialto 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 Rialto, accounting for 74.34% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Rialto residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Rialto include German, Irish, English, Italian, and African. In addition, Rialto has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (24.52%). The most common language spoken in Rialto is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Arabic.
