Larkspur is a somewhat small coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of California. With a population of 12,002 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Larkspur is the 391st largest community in California.

Larkspur is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 95.31% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Larkspur is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Larkspur who work in sales jobs (16.61%), management occupations (14.01%), and office and administrative support jobs (12.77%).

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

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

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.72% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

Larkspur, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the city.

In addition to being popular with young singles, Larkspur 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 Larkspur 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 Larkspur is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Larkspur, the average commute to work is 31.29 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Being a small city, Larkspur does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Larkspur Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Larkspur is a pretty powerful place. 62.59% of the adults in Larkspur 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 Larkspur in 2000 was $56,983, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $227,932 for a family of four. However, Larkspur contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

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