Lodi is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 68,642 people and 19 associated neighborhoods, Lodi is the 138th largest community in California.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Lodi is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Lodi is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lodi who work in office and administrative support (10.56%), management occupations (9.70%), and sales jobs (8.79%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.20% 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. The education level of Lodi citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 23.19% of adults in Lodi have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Lodi in 2022 was $37,676, 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 $150,704 for a family of four. However, Lodi contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Lodi is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Lodi home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lodi residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Lodi also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 40.00% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Lodi include German, English, Irish, Italian, and European. Foreign born people are also an important part of Lodi's cultural character, accounting for 20.26% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Lodi is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Urdu.
