About Catalina Foothills

Catalina Foothills is a larger medium-sized town located in the state of Arizona. With a population of 53,560 people and just one neighborhood, Catalina Foothills is the 12th largest community in Arizona.

Catalina Foothills is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 93.20% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Catalina Foothills is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Catalina Foothills who work in management occupations (15.97%), sales jobs (13.51%), and healthcare (10.20%).

Of important note, Catalina Foothills is also a town of artists. Catalina Foothills has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Catalina Foothills's character.

Also of interest is that Catalina Foothills 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 Catalina Foothills telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.47% 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 thing noticeable about Catalina Foothills, although not a huge town, is that it has a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. That's because Catalina Foothills is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes Catalina Foothills a pretty good place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

In addition to being popular with young singles, Catalina Foothills is also home to many people who can be described as "urban sophisticates," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

"If you live in Catalina Foothills, you are going to have to drive to get to work," say area residents. At least that is what most Catalina Foothills residents do (96.6%). Catalina Foothills is primarily built for cars, and driving around town will bare this out. Shopping centers, parking lots, strip malls, and wide streets are what you'll find. Sidewalks? Sure. But not everywhere, and walking to most places can be downright scary.

Catalina Foothills Information and Demographics

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Catalina Foothills. 59.35% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 14.96%.

The per capita income in Catalina Foothills in 2000 was $42,006, which is wealthy relative to Arizona and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $168,024 for a family of four. However, Catalina Foothills contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Catalina Foothills home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Catalina Foothills is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Catalina Foothills include German, English, Irish, Italian, Russian, Polish, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Catalina Foothills is English. Some people also speak Spanish.