Vista California

About Vista

Vista is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 96,929 people and 21 constituent neighborhoods, Vista is the 74th largest community in California.

Housing costs in Vista 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.

Unlike some cities, Vista isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Vista are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Vista is a city of sales and office workers, service providers and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Vista who work in office and administrative support (12.62%), sales jobs (11.35%) and management occupations (8.65%).

Vista is home to a number of people employed in the armed forces. When you visit or walk around Vista, some of the people you will bump into will be military people In and out of uniform, jogging, shopping and generally out and about town.

Vista Information and Demographics

The education level of Vista citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 20.23% of adults 25 and older in Vista have a college degree.

The per capita income in Vista in 2010 was $21,208, which is lower middle income relative to California, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $84,832 for a family of four. However, Vista contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Vista is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Vista home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Vista residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Vista also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 48.36% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Vista include English, German, Irish and Italian.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Vista's cultural character, accounting for 25.69% of the city’s population.

The most common language spoken in Vista is English. Some people also speak Spanish.