Coral Gables is a medium-sized coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 42,202 people and 11 constituent neighborhoods, Coral Gables is the 57th largest community in Florida.

Coral Gables is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 94.57% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Coral Gables is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Coral Gables who work in management occupations (17.76%), sales jobs (12.99%), and office and administrative support jobs (12.33%).

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

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

Coral Gables is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Coral Gables enrolled in college, Coral Gables has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students.

In addition, Coral Gables is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." 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 Coral Gables 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.

Coral Gables Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Coral Gables is a pretty powerful place. 58.28% of the adults in Coral Gables 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 Coral Gables in 2000 was $46,163, which is wealthy relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $184,652 for a family of four.

The people who call Coral Gables home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Coral Gables is White, followed by African-American. Coral Gables also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 46.50% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Coral Gables include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Russian.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Coral Gables's cultural character, accounting for 37.92% of the city's population.

The most common language spoken in Coral Gables is Spanish. Some people also speak English.