Alamo is a somewhat small town located in the state of California. With a population of 14,801 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Alamo is the 358th largest community in California.

Alamo is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 95.87% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Alamo is a town of managers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Alamo who work in management occupations (28.01%), sales jobs (19.85%), and business and financial occupations (9.01%).

Also of interest is that Alamo 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 homes - 9.78% 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.

In addition, Alamo is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

Because of many things, Alamo is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Alamo a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Alamo has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Alamo's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One downside of living in Alamo is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Alamo, the average commute to work is 30.35 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Being a small town, Alamo does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Alamo Information and Demographics

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Alamo. 63.57% 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 Alamo in 2000 was $67,517, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $270,068 for a family of four. However, Alamo contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Alamo is English.