Eureka is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.
One of the benefits of Eureka is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.11 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.
The education level of Eureka citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 31.26% of adults in Eureka have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Eureka in 2022 was $37,226, 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 $148,904 for a family of four. However, Eureka contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Eureka is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Eureka home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Eureka residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Eureka also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.15% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Eureka include German, English, Irish, Italian, and European.
The most common language spoken in Eureka is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Miao/Hmong.
