Live Oak is a somewhat small city located in the state of California. With a population of 9,443 people and two associated neighborhoods, Live Oak is the 429th largest community in California. Much of the housing stock in Live Oak was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Live Oak economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Live Oak, where the median household income is $66,590.00.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.97% 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.

Being a small city, Live Oak does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The percentage of adults in Live Oak with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 13.31% of adults in Live Oak have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Live Oak in 2022 was $25,986, which is low income relative to California, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $103,944 for a family of four. However, Live Oak contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Live Oak is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Live Oak 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 Live Oak, accounting for 42.64% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Live Oak residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Live Oak include German, Irish, English, Welsh, and Italian.

In addition, Live Oak has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (26.36%).

The most common language spoken in Live Oak is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.