Moving to Vallejo, California

About Vallejo, California
Vallejo

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 moved to neighboring Benicia, named in honor of Gen. Vallejo's wife Benicia Carrillo de Vallejo. The Mare Island Naval Shipyard was founded in 1854, and defined Vallejo's economy until the turn of the 21st century.

Gender
Gender Vallejo California Country
Female 51.5% 50.3% 50.8%
Male 48.5% 49.7% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Vallejo California Country
Less than $10,000 4.7% 4.7% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 3.5% 3.9% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 6.1% 6.9% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 7% 7.1% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 12% 10% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 17.8% 15.3% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 13.5% 12.3% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 18.3% 17.1% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 9.8% 9.4% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 7.3% 13.3% 8.3%
Education


Education Vallejo California Country
< 9th Grade 6% 8% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 6% 7% 7.0%
High School or GED 25% 20% 27.0%
Other College 26% 21% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 11% 8% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 19% 22% 20.0%
Master's Degree 5% 9% 9.0%
Professional Degree 1% 3% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 1% 2% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Vallejo California Country
White 23.2% 36.5% 60.1%
African American 17.8% 5.4% 12.2%
American Indian 0.2% 0.3% 0.6%
Asian 23.7% 14.6% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0.7% 0.3% 0.2%
Other 1.2% 0.3% 0.3%
Multiracial 5.7% 3.4% 2.8%
Hispanic 27.5% 39.1% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity