One of the benefits of Yreka is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 16.90 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
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.
