San Rafael 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 59,555 people and 16 associated neighborhoods, San Rafael is the 150th largest community in California. San Rafael home prices are not only among the most expensive in California, but San Rafael real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Unlike some cities, San Rafael isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in San Rafael are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, San Rafael is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in San Rafael who work in management occupations (13.34%), sales jobs (11.66%), and office and administrative support (9.04%). Of important note, San Rafael is also a city of artists. San Rafael has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape San Rafael’s character. Also of interest is that San Rafael 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 Rafael telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 22.88% 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. One of the nice things about San Rafael is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities. Like elsewhere in America, most people in San Rafael use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of San Rafael‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the bus. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.The education level of San Rafael ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in San Rafael, 49.43% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. The per capita income in San Rafael in 2022 was $67,609, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $270,436 for a family of four. However, San Rafael contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. San Rafael is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call San Rafael home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of San Rafael residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. San Rafael also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 34.71% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in San Rafael include German, Irish, English, Italian, and French. San Rafael also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 28.13%. The most common language spoken in San Rafael is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
