Morro Bay is a somewhat small coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of California. With a population of 10,308 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Morro Bay is the 427th largest community in California.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Morro Bay is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Morro Bay is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Morro Bay who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.09%), sales jobs (11.13%), and management occupations (8.72%).

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their homes - 8.16% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In addition, Morro Bay is a college town. There are a lot of students in Morro Bay attending college, and as a result Morro Bay provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared to the needs and activities of students.

The city is also nautical, which means that parts of Morro Bay 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. This is certainly the case with Morro Bay, which has a vibrant tourist economy.

As is often the case in a small city, Morro Bay doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Morro Bay Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Morro Bay is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 14.96% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 27.76% of adults in Morro Bay have a college degree.

The per capita income in Morro Bay in 2000 was $21,687, 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 $86,748 for a family of four.

The people who call Morro Bay home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Morro Bay is White, followed by Asian. Morro Bay also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.86% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Morro Bay include German, English, Irish, Italian, European, Scottish, and Scotch-Irish.

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