Marina is a medium-sized coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of California. With a population of 25,052 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Marina is the 272nd largest community in California.

Unlike some cities, Marina isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Marina are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Marina is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Marina who work in office and administrative support jobs (19.43%), sales jobs (9.41%), and management occupations (8.40%).

Marina is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Marina enrolled in college, Marina has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students.

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

Marina Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Marina is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 14.96%: 14.28% of adults 25 and older in Marina have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Marina in 2000 was $18,860, which is middle income relative to California, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $75,440 for a family of four.

Marina is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Marina home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Marina is White, followed by Asian. Marina also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 23.30% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Marina include German, Italian, Irish, and English.

Marina also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 22.78%.

The languages spoken by people in Marina 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 Marina is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish, Korean, Tagalog, and Vietnamese.