La Riviera is a somewhat small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of California. With a population of 10,273 people and three constituent neighborhoods, La Riviera is the 429th largest community in California.

Unlike some towns, La Riviera isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in La Riviera are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, La Riviera is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in La Riviera who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.24%), sales jobs (13.84%), and management occupations (8.16%).

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

Because there are quite a few people attending college in La Riviera, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, La Riviera provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities.

In addition, La Riviera 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 La Riviera are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

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

La Riviera Information and Demographics

The citizens of La Riviera are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 36.10% of adults in La Riviera have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in La Riviera in 2000 was $24,034, which is upper middle income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $96,136 for a family of four.

La Riviera is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call La Riviera home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in La Riviera is White, followed by Asian. La Riviera also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.31% of the town's residents. Important ancestries of people in La Riviera include German, Irish, English, and Italian.

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