Fair Oaks is a medium-sized coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of California. With a population of 28,008 people and eight constituent neighborhoods, Fair Oaks is the 249th largest community in California.

Fair Oaks is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 86.75% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Fair Oaks is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Fair Oaks who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.78%), management occupations (13.85%), and sales jobs (13.26%).

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

In addition, Fair Oaks is home to many people who could 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.

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of Fair Oaks are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

As is often the case in a small town, Fair Oaks doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Fair Oaks Information and Demographics

The population of Fair Oaks is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 14.96% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 42.38% of adults in Fair Oaks have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Fair Oaks in 2000 was $31,874, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $127,496 for a family of four.

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

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