About Point Arena

Point Arena is a tiny coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of California. With a population of 486 people and just one neighborhood, Point Arena is the 705th largest community in California.

Unlike some cities , Point Arena isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Point Arena are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Point Arena is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Point Arena who work in building maintenance and grounds keeping (12.55%), management occupations (11.79%), and food service (9.89%).

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.30% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

One of the nice things about Point Arena is that is it nautical, meaning that parts of the city are somewhat historic and on the ocean, or touch tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

Point Arena 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.

Point Arena Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Point Arena is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 14.96%: 20.52% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Point Arena in 2000 was $12,591, which is low income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $50,364 for a family of four.

Point Arena is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Point Arena home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Point Arena is White, followed by Native American. Point Arena also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 31.89% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Point Arena include German, Italian, Irish, English, European, and British.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Point Arena's cultural character, accounting for 22.84% of the city's population.

The most common language spoken in Point Arena is English. Some people also speak Spanish.