Pismo Beach is a somewhat small coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of California. With a population of 8,044 people and three associated neighborhoods, Pismo Beach is the 444th largest community in California.

Pismo Beach home prices are not only among the most expensive in California, but Pismo Beach real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

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

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 16.17% 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.

Pismo Beach is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

Being a small city, Pismo Beach does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The education level of Pismo Beach ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Pismo Beach, 48.98% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.

The per capita income in Pismo Beach in 2018 was $71,752, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $287,008 for a family of four. However, Pismo Beach contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Pismo Beach is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Pismo Beach home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pismo Beach residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Pismo Beach also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.00% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Pismo Beach include German, English, Irish, Italian, and French.

The most common language spoken in Pismo Beach is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.