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.San Leandro is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, San Leandro is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in San Leandro who work in office and administrative support (12.52%), management occupations (9.25%), and sales jobs (7.24%). 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. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.78% 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. 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. In San Leandro, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.55 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit. For the size of the city, public transportation in San Leandro is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the subway. For San Leandro, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.The overall education level of San Leandro citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 33.70% of adults in San Leandro have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%. The per capita income in San Leandro in 2022 was $46,387, which is upper middle income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $185,548 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 28.76% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in San Leandro include German, English, Irish, Portuguese, and Italian. Foreign born people are also an important part of San Leandro's cultural character, accounting for 37.80% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in San Leandro is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
