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Castaic, CA
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Living in Castaic



Castaic is a medium-sized town located in the state of California. With a population of 18,937 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Castaic is the 330th largest community in California.

Housing costs in Castaic are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in California.

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

Also of interest is that Castaic 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: 10.60% 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.

Because of many things, Castaic is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Castaic really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Castaic perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

One downside of living in Castaic, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.07 minutes every day commuting to work.

The citizens of Castaic are among the most well-educated in the nation: 40.72% of adults in Castaic have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Castaic in 2018 was $47,984, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $191,936 for a family of four.

Castaic is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Castaic home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Castaic residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Castaic also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 34.64% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Castaic include German, English, Irish, European, and Italian.

In addition, Castaic has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (21.11%).

The most common language spoken in Castaic is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.


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