San Marino is a somewhat small city located in the state of California. With a population of 12,039 people and three associated neighborhoods, San Marino is the 389th largest community in California.

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

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

A relatively large number of people in San Marino telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 21.90% 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.

In addition, San Marino is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

Because of many things, San Marino is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, San Marino really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is San Marino perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

Despite being a small city, San Marino has a lot of people using the bus to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the bus are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to San Marino, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. San Marino is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 80.10% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in San Marino in 2022 was $88,297, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $353,188 for a family of four.

San Marino is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call San Marino home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of San Marino residents report their race to be Asian, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in San Marino include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Scottish.

In addition, San Marino has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (47.30%).

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