Vallejo ( və-LAY-(h)oh; Spanish: [baˈʎexo]) is a city in Solano County, California and the second largest city in the North Bay region of the Bay Area. Located on the shores of San Pablo Bay, the city had a population of 126,090 at the 2020 census. Vallejo is home to the California Maritime Academy, Touro University California and Six Flags Discovery Kingdom.
Vallejo is named after Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo, the famed Californio general and statesman. The city was founded in 1851 on Gen. Vallejo's Rancho Suscol to serve as the capital city of California, which it was 1852–1853, after which the Californian government...
Ethnicity | Vallejo | USA |
---|---|---|
White | 23.2% | 60.1% |
African American | 17.8% | 12.2% |
American Indian | 0.2% | 0.6% |
Asian | 23.7% | 5.6% |
Hawaiian | 0.7% | 0.2% |
Multiracial | 5.7% | 2.8% |
Hispanic | 27.5% | 18.2% |
Other | 1.2% | 0.3% |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | Vallejo | USA |
---|---|---|
Less than $10,000 | 4.7% | 5.8% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 3.5% | 4.1% |
$15,000 to $24,999 | 6.1% | 8.5% |
$25,000 to $34,999 | 7% | 8.6% |
$35,000 to $49,999 | 12% | 12.0% |
$50,000 to $74,999 | 17.8% | 17.2% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 13.5% | 12.8% |
$100,000 to $149,999 | 18.3% | 15.6% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 9.8% | 7.1% |
Education | Vallejo | USA |
---|---|---|
< 9th Grade | 6% | 5.0% |
9-12th Grade | 6% | 7.0% |
High School or GED | 25% | 27.0% |
Other College | 26% | 20.0% |
Associate's Degree | 11% | 9% |
Bachelor's Degree | 19% | 20.0% |
Master's Degree | 5% | 9.0% |
Professional Degree | 1% | 2.0% |
Doctorate Degree | 1% | 1.0% |