Crestline is a medium-sized town located in the state of California. With a population of 11,650 people and four associated neighborhoods, Crestline is the 399th largest community in California.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Crestline is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Crestline is a town of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Crestline who work in management occupations (11.41%), sales jobs (10.72%), and teaching (9.42%). Of important note, Crestline is also a town of artists. Crestline has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Crestline’s character. Also of interest is that Crestline 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: 27.20% 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. Another notable thing is that Crestline is an extremely popular destination for tourists and seasonal residents. So much of the population is seasonal such that the town’s population swells significantly during the vacation season, and drops again when the season ends. Because of this, much of the local economy is centered around tourism; some businesses may be operated only during the high season. During the low season, year-round residents will notice that the city is a substantially quieter place to live. One downside of living in Crestline is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Crestline, the average commute to work is 33.54 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Crestline is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.In terms of college education, Crestline is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 31.31% of adults in Crestline have a college degree. The per capita income in Crestline in 2022 was $39,818, 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 $159,272 for a family of four. However, Crestline contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Crestline is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Crestline home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Crestline residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Crestline also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 28.05% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Crestline include German, Irish, English, Scottish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Crestline is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
