About Redway

Redway is a very small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of California. With a population of 1,167 people and just one neighborhood, Redway is the 664th largest community in California.

Redway is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Redway is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Redway who work in sales jobs (16.31%), office and administrative support jobs (12.69%), and building maintenance and grounds keeping (8.07%).

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

A relatively large number of people in Redway telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 15.66% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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 Redway is that is it nautical, meaning that parts of the town 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. This is definately true of Redway, which supports a strong tourist economy.

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

Redway Information and Demographics

The education level of Redway citizens is substantially higher than the average US city or town, as 27.42% of adults in Redway have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Redway in 2000 was $24,212, which is upper middle income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $96,848 for a family of four.

The people who call Redway home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Redway is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Redway include German, Irish, English, Norwegian, Dutch, Scotch-Irish, Italian, Portuguese, Scottish, and Russian.

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