Coronado is a medium-sized coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of California. With a population of 24,226 people and ten constituent neighborhoods, Coronado is the 278th largest community in California.

Also of interest is that Coronado has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

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

The armed forces are a huge part of the life in Coronado, employing 32.59% of the workforce. While it is a military town, the civilian sector still plays an important role in the local economy, where the Professional, scientific, and technical services and Education industries employ 12.99% and 11.43% of the civilian workforce, respectively.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.76% 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.

In addition, Coronado 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.

One of the nice things about Coronado is that is it nautical, meaning that parts of the city are somewhat historic and on the ocean, or touch tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities. This is definately true of Coronado, which supports a strong tourist economy.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Coronado spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.28 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

Coronado Information and Demographics

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Coronado, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Coronado is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 48.20% 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 Coronado in 2000 was $34,656, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $138,624 for a family of four. However, Coronado contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Coronado is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Coronado home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Coronado is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Coronado include Irish, German, English, Italian, Scottish, French, and Scotch-Irish.

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