Fremont is a relatively large coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of California. With a population of 203,413 people and 25 constituent neighborhoods, Fremont is the 14th largest community in California.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Fremont is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Fremont is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Fremont who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.49%), management occupations (12.58%), and computer science and math (11.31%).

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

In addition, Fremont is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

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

In Fremont, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.39 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Fremont Information and Demographics

The education level of Fremont citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (14.96%): 43.16% of adults in Fremont have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Fremont in 2000 was $31,411, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $125,644 for a family of four. However, Fremont contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Fremont is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Fremont home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Fremont is White, followed by Asian. Fremont also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.50% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Fremont include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Portuguese.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Fremont's cultural character, accounting for 37.11% of the city's population.

The languages spoken by people in Fremont 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 Fremont is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese, Spanish, Tagalog, Other Indic languages, Other Asian languages, Hindi, and Persian.