Alameda 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 76,040 people and 16 associated neighborhoods, Alameda is the 117th largest community in California. Alameda home prices are not only among the most expensive in California, but Alameda real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Alameda is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 90.23% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Alameda is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Alameda who work in management occupations (16.17%), office and administrative support (10.02%), and business and financial occupations (8.92%). Also of interest is that Alameda has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Of important note, Alameda is also a city of artists. Alameda has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Alameda’s character. A relatively large number of people in Alameda telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 23.06% 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. Alameda 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. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery. In Alameda, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.10 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. In addition, the city is also quite pedestrian-friendly, because many neighborhoods are very dense and have amenities close enough together that people find it feasible to get around on foot. Although the majority of commuting trips in the city are by private automobile, Alameda is somewhat unusual for a city of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, a ferryboat helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Alameda area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.If knowledge is power, Alameda is a pretty powerful place. 59.83% of the adults in Alameda have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Alameda in 2022 was $68,122, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $272,488 for a family of four. However, Alameda contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Alameda is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Alameda home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Alameda residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Alameda also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.09% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Alameda include German, Irish, English, Italian, and European. Foreign born people are also an important part of Alameda's cultural character, accounting for 24.68% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Alameda is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Spanish.
