Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 16.90 minutes getting to work every day.
Being a small city, Yreka does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The education level of Yreka citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 19.44% of adults 25 and older in Yreka have a college degree.
The per capita income in Yreka in 2022 was $29,389, which is lower middle income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $117,556 for a family of four. However, Yreka contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Yreka is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Yreka home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Yreka residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Yreka also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.67% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Yreka include Irish, English, German, Portuguese, and European.
The most common language spoken in Yreka is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Pacific Island languages.
