Overview Friant is a tiny town located in the state of California. With a population of 446 people and just one neighborhood, Friant is the 802nd largest community in California. Housing costs in Friant 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. Occupations and Workforce Friant is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 96.15% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Friant is a town of service providers, managers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Friant who work in management occupations (36.26%), law enforcement and fire fighting (17.58%), and teaching (15.93%). A relatively large number of people in Friant telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 17.58% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. Setting & Lifestyle The overall crime rate in Friant is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime. It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Friant has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Friant has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Friant than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Friant may be for you. Friant is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day. Friant Demographics The rate of college-level education in Friant is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 11.07% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree. The per capita income in Friant in 2022 was $36,493, 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 $145,972 for a family of four. Friant is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Friant home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Friant residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Friant also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.41% of the town鈥檚 residents. Important ancestries of people in Friant include German, English, French, British, and Russian. The most common language spoken in Friant is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.