San Anselmo is a somewhat small town located in the state of California. With a population of 12,521 people and three constituent neighborhoods, San Anselmo is the 385th largest community in California.

San Anselmo is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 90.31% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, San Anselmo is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in San Anselmo who work in management occupations (15.30%), sales jobs (12.52%), and office and administrative support jobs (9.64%).

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

Also of interest is that San Anselmo 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 homes - 11.43% 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.

San Anselmo, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the town.

In addition to being popular with young singles, San Anselmo is also home to many people who can be described as "urban sophisticates." While both of these categories describe educated professionals, urban sophisticates are quite a different demographic. 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, San Anselmo is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making San Anselmo 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 town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, San Anselmo has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, San Anselmo's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One downside of living in San Anselmo, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.06 minutes every day commuting to work.

Being a small town, San Anselmo does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

San Anselmo Information and Demographics

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in San Anselmo. 58.96% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 14.96%.

The per capita income in San Anselmo in 2000 was $41,977, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $167,908 for a family of four. However, San Anselmo contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call San Anselmo home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in San Anselmo is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in San Anselmo include Irish, English, German, Italian, Russian, Scottish, French, Polish, and Scotch-Irish.

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