San Carlos is a medium-sized coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of California. With a population of 27,697 people and eight constituent neighborhoods, San Carlos is the 252nd largest community in California.

San Carlos is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 90.03% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, San Carlos is a city of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in San Carlos who work in management occupations (21.32%), office and administrative support jobs (13.12%), and sales jobs (12.75%).

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

In addition, San Carlos is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

The city is also nautical, which means that parts of San Carlos 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.

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

San Carlos Information and Demographics

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in San Carlos. 49.78% 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 Carlos in 2000 was $46,628, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $186,512 for a family of four. However, San Carlos contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

San Carlos is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call San Carlos home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in San Carlos is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in San Carlos include German, Italian, Irish, English, French, and Scottish.

In addition, San Carlos has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (15.64%).

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