About Tiburon

Tiburon is a somewhat small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of California. With a population of 8,747 people and just one neighborhood, Tiburon is the 450th largest community in California.

Tiburon is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 95.13% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Tiburon is a town of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Tiburon who work in management occupations (25.01%), sales jobs (14.93%), and business and financial occupations (11.16%).

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

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

A relatively large number of people in Tiburon telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.40% 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 town, there is also a high proportion of single, often educated, people living in Tiburon. This is not typical for most smaller communities in America, and adds a feeling of vibrancy to Tiburon.

In addition to being popular with young singles, Tiburon 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 town is also nautical, which means that parts of Tiburon 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.

One downside of living in Tiburon is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Tiburon, the average commute to work is 32.31 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

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

Tiburon Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Tiburon is a pretty powerful place. 69.64% of the adults in Tiburon have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Tiburon in 2000 was $85,966, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $343,864 for a family of four. However, Tiburon contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

Foreign born people are also an important part of Tiburon's cultural character, accounting for 18.57% of the town's population.

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