Weed is a very small city located in the state of California. With a population of 2,574 people and two associated neighborhoods, Weed is the 618th largest community in California.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.50% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.
In addition, Weed is a college town. There are a lot of students in Weed attending college, and as a result Weed provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared to the needs and activities of students.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Weed spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.06 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
In Weed, just 12.30% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%.
The per capita income in Weed in 2022 was $31,136, which is lower middle income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $124,544 for a family of four. However, Weed contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Weed is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Weed home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Weed residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Weed also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.66% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Weed include English, German, Portuguese, Italian, and Irish.
The most common language spoken in Weed is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Laotian.