Manteca is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 91,059 people and 19 associated neighborhoods, Manteca is the 102nd largest community in California. Manteca has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Manteca, where the median household income is $94,718.00.

Housing costs in Manteca are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in California.

Also of interest is that Manteca has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.54% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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 Manteca, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.90 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

In terms of college education, Manteca is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 20.87% of adults 25 and older in Manteca have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Manteca in 2022 was $37,326, which is middle income relative to California, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $149,304 for a family of four. However, Manteca contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Manteca is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Manteca home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Manteca, accounting for 39.90% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Manteca residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Manteca include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Portuguese.

In addition, Manteca has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (20.24%).

The most common language spoken in Manteca is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.