About Monte Sereno

Monte Sereno is a very small city located in the state of California. With a population of 3,559 people and just one neighborhood, Monte Sereno is the 572nd largest community in California.

Monte Sereno is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 95.94% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Monte Sereno is a city of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Monte Sereno who work in management occupations (28.11%), sales jobs (13.12%), and healthcare (10.39%).

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

Of important note, Monte Sereno is also a city of artists. Monte Sereno has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Monte Sereno's character.

In addition, Monte Sereno 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.

Because of many things, Monte Sereno is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Monte Sereno a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The city's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Monte Sereno has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Monte Sereno's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Monte Sereno is a small city, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Monte Sereno, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 97.7% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

Monte Sereno is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Monte Sereno Information and Demographics

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Monte Sereno, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Monte Sereno is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 71.34% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Monte Sereno in 2000 was $76,577, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $306,308 for a family of four. However, Monte Sereno contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Monte Sereno is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Monte Sereno home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Monte Sereno is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Monte Sereno include German, Irish, English, Italian, Greek, Swedish, Polish, and Russian.

The most common language spoken in Monte Sereno is English. Some people also speak Chinese.