Cambria is a somewhat small coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of California. With a population of 5,678 people and two associated neighborhoods, Cambria is the 500th largest community in California.

Housing costs in Cambria 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.

There are quite a few people in the armed forces living in Cambria, and when you visit or drive around town, you will see military people in and out of uniform, shopping, enjoying life, and being part of the community.

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

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

A relatively large number of people in Cambria telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 23.96% 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.

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!) Cambria 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. Cambria has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Cambria than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Cambria may be for you.

Cambria 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.

The education level of Cambria ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Cambria, 46.37% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.

The per capita income in Cambria in 2022 was $54,483, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $217,932 for a family of four. However, Cambria contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Cambria is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Cambria home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cambria residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Cambria also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 27.42% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Cambria include English, German, Irish, Italian, and European.

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