Sausalito is a somewhat small coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of California. With a population of 7,325 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Sausalito is the 473rd largest community in California.

Sausalito is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 95.31% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Sausalito is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Sausalito who work in management occupations (23.36%), sales jobs (14.49%), and art, media and design (12.77%).

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

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

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their homes - 9.97% 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.

For a small city, there is also a high proportion of single, often educated, people living in Sausalito. This is not typical for most smaller communities in America, and adds a feeling of vibrancy to Sausalito.

In addition to being popular with young singles, Sausalito is also home to many people who can be described as "urban sophisticates," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

One of the nice things about Sausalito 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.

In Sausalito, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.51 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Although Sausalito is a relatively small city, quite a few people get to and from work by way of the bus, often traveling to the central city in the area.

Sausalito Information and Demographics

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Sausalito. 69.94% 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 Sausalito in 2000 was $81,040, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $324,160 for a family of four. However, Sausalito contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

Foreign born people are also an important part of Sausalito's cultural character, accounting for 15.71% of the city's population.

The most common language spoken in Sausalito is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and German.