San Leandro is a larger medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of California. With a population of 86,571 people and 22 associated neighborhoods, San Leandro is the 87th largest community in California.

Housing costs in San Leandro 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.

Also of interest is that San Leandro 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 San Leandro telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 15.78% 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.

San Leandro 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. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

One downside of living in San Leandro is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In San Leandro, the average commute to work is 32.02 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the city, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.

Although the majority of commuting trips in the city are by private automobile, San Leandro is somewhat unusual for a city of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the subway helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the San Leandro area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.

The education level of San Leandro citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 33.27% of adults in San Leandro have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in San Leandro in 2022 was $47,074, 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 $188,296 for a family of four. However, San Leandro contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

San Leandro is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call San Leandro home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of San Leandro residents report their race to be Asian, followed by White. San Leandro also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 29.34% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in San Leandro include German, Irish, English, Portuguese, and Italian.

San Leandro also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 38.42%.

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