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 59,971 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 (14.21%), sales jobs (11.41%), and office and administrative support (9.65%). 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. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 22.60% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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 Rafael 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. 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.San Rafael is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 49.63% of adults in San Rafael have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher. The per capita income in San Rafael in 2022 was $66,398, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $265,592 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 32.50% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in San Rafael include German, Irish, English, Italian, and European. In addition, San Rafael has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (26.79%). The most common language spoken in San Rafael is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
