Santa Margarita is a very small town located in the state of California. With a population of 1,291 people and two associated neighborhoods, Santa Margarita is the 724th largest community in California.

Housing costs in Santa Margarita 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 Santa Margarita 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: 22.30% 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.

As is often the case in a small town, Santa Margarita doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

The citizens of Santa Margarita are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 34.44% of adults in Santa Margarita have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Santa Margarita in 2022 was $74,611, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $298,444 for a family of four. However, Santa Margarita contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Santa Margarita home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Santa Margarita residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Santa Margarita include Portuguese, Irish, English, European, and German.

The most common language spoken in Santa Margarita is English. Other important languages spoken here include Pacific Island languages and German/Yiddish.