Andrew Yang may be this year’s most intriguing presidential candidate, a scrappy political outsider who has lately been rising above some of the political pros. Now if he can just manage to avoid offending people—an increasingly tough task wherever Democrats are gathered.

This week an Emerson College poll finds Mr. Yang running well behind the leaders but ahead of Sen. Kamala Harris in her own state of California:

The California Democratic Primary is shaping up into a three-way race; former Vice President Joe Biden is tied with Sen. Bernie Sanders at 26% and Sen. Elizabeth Warren is close behind at 20%. A significant drop is seen between this tier and the next group of candidates; entrepreneur Andrew Yang is in fourth at 7%, followed by Sen. Kamala Harris at 6%, former Rep. Beto O’Rourke at 5% and Mayor Pete Buttigieg at 4%.

Mr. Yang has also been finding some measure of success outside the campaign trail. Based on videos Mr. Yang tweets of his pick-up basketball games, he handles the ball well and has a soft shooting touch with a quick release. His vertical jump is at least competitive with that of Bernie Sanders.

Mr. Yang is often described as a former executive in the technology industry, but he’s not exactly Bill Gates. Julie Bykowicz reported in the Journal in May:

Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang, a self-described tech entrepreneur and philanthropist, earned about $150,000 last year, according to his newly released personal financial disclosure form.

The form shows the 44-year-old’s earnings last year came mostly from speaking engagements, including at the investment bank JPMorgan Chase & Co., and that he has assets worth between about $834,000 and $2.4 million, mostly tied to a Hudson Valley property.

Forbes magazine pegs his net worth at just $1 million. This estimate represents significantly more wealth than the average American enjoys. But if voters are inclined to select him based on his career in the tech industry, they should know that if he wanted to own property in the heart of Silicon Valley instead of the Hudson Valley, he might struggle to find a home he could afford.