Pleasanton is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 74,653 people and 15 associated neighborhoods, Pleasanton is the 109th largest community in California.

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

Also of interest is that Pleasanton 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: 26.34% 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.

One downside of living in Pleasanton, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.74 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.

Like elsewhere in America, most people in Pleasanton use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Pleasanton‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the subway. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.

If knowledge is power, Pleasanton is a pretty powerful place. 68.69% of the adults in Pleasanton have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Pleasanton in 2022 was $86,151, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $344,604 for a family of four.

Pleasanton is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Pleasanton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pleasanton residents report their race to be Asian, followed by White. Pleasanton also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.66% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Pleasanton include Irish, English, German, Italian, and European.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Pleasanton's cultural character, accounting for 35.87% of the city’s population.

The most common language spoken in Pleasanton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Langs. of India.