Folsom is a larger medium-sized coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of California. With a population of 51,912 people and eight constituent neighborhoods, Folsom is the 152nd largest community in California.

Folsom is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 89.07% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Folsom is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Folsom who work in management occupations (15.99%), office and administrative support jobs (13.71%), and sales jobs (12.62%).

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

One thing noticeable about Folsom, although not a huge city, is that it has a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. That's because Folsom is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes Folsom a pretty good place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

The city is also nautical, which means that parts of Folsom 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.

Even though Folsom is not a small city, it doesn't have a public transportation system that anybody uses for their daily commute to work.

Folsom Information and Demographics

The population of Folsom 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: 37.60% of adults in Folsom have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Folsom in 2000 was $30,210, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $120,840 for a family of four. However, Folsom contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

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