Moraga is a medium-sized town located in the state of California. With a population of 16,547 people and four associated neighborhoods, Moraga is the 340th largest community in California.

Moraga home prices are not only among the most expensive in California, but Moraga real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Of important note, Moraga is also a town of artists. Moraga has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Moraga’s character.

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

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 35.58% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

Because there are quite a few people attending college in Moraga, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Moraga provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities.

Because of many things, Moraga is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Moraga really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Moraga perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

In Moraga, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.05 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.

In Moraga, a lot of people use the subway to get to work every day though Moraga is a relatively small town. Those that ride the subway are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Moraga, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Moraga is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 81.00% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Moraga in 2022 was $89,439, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $357,756 for a family of four.

Moraga is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Moraga home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Moraga residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Moraga include English, Irish, German, Italian, and European.

In addition, Moraga has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (19.05%).

The most common language spoken in Moraga is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Spanish.