Elk Grove is a relatively large city located in the state of California. With a population of 177,558 people and 36 associated neighborhoods, Elk Grove is the 26th largest community in California.

Housing costs in Elk Grove 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.

Also of interest is that Elk Grove has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 16.69% 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.

Because of many things, Elk Grove is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Elk Grove really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Elk Grove perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

In Elk Grove, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.46 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

The citizens of Elk Grove are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 37.00% of adults in Elk Grove have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Elk Grove in 2018 was $42,764, 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 $171,056 for a family of four. However, Elk Grove contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Elk Grove is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Elk Grove home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Elk Grove residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Elk Grove also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.85% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Elk Grove include German, Irish, English, Italian, and European.

In addition, Elk Grove has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (25.30%).

The most common language spoken in Elk Grove is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.