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.

A relatively large number of people in Sausalito telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.97% 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.

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." 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.

The city is also nautical, which means that parts of Sausalito are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

One downside of living in Sausalito is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Sausalito, the average commute to work is 30.51 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Sausalito is a relatively small city, but even so, a fairly large number of people use the bus to get to and from work. Many of these people travel out of town to the central city in the region.

Sausalito Information and Demographics

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Sausalito, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Sausalito is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 69.94% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 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.

In addition, Sausalito has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (15.71%).

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