Upland is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 78,699 people and 18 associated neighborhoods, Upland is the 114th largest community in California. Housing costs in Upland 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.Upland is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Upland is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Upland who work in office and administrative support (12.26%), management occupations (10.71%), and sales jobs (8.68%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.33% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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 Upland is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Upland, the average commute to work is 30.49 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. The citizens of Upland are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 35.67% of adults in Upland have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Upland in 2022 was $45,163, 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 $180,652 for a family of four. However, Upland contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Upland is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Upland 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 Upland, accounting for 43.17% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Upland residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Upland include Irish, German, English, Italian, and French. In addition, Upland has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (17.93%). The most common language spoken in Upland is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
