Calabasas is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 20,100 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Calabasas is the 310th largest community in California.

Calabasas is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 94.41% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Calabasas is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Calabasas who work in management occupations (17.86%), sales jobs (15.64%), and office and administrative support jobs (10.68%).

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

Also of interest is that Calabasas 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: 7.52% 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.

Calabasas, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the city.

In addition to being popular with young singles, Calabasas is also home to many people who can 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.

Calabasas is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The city's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Calabasas's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One downside of living in Calabasas is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Calabasas, the average commute to work is 32.07 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

For most residents of Calabasas, getting to work requires a car. In fact, 98% of people in Calabasas drive alone to work on most days, making Calabasas a very car-oriented city. In general, car-oriented communities tend to emphasize streets, highways, and ease of parking, often to the detriment of walkability. Strip centers are a feature of Calabasas's landscape.

Calabasas is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Calabasas Information and Demographics

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Calabasas, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Calabasas is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 57.91% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Calabasas in 2000 was $48,189, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $192,756 for a family of four. However, Calabasas contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Calabasas is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Calabasas home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Calabasas is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Calabasas include Russian, German, English, Irish, Iranian, Polish, Italian, and European.

In addition, Calabasas has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (19.12%).

The languages spoken by people in Calabasas are also diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in Calabasas is English. Other important languages spoken here include Persian, Spanish, and Chinese.