San Anselmo is a somewhat small town located in the state of California. With a population of 12,521 people and three constituent neighborhoods, San Anselmo is the 385th largest community in California.

San Anselmo is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 90.31% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, San Anselmo is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in San Anselmo who work in management occupations (15.30%), sales jobs (12.52%), and office and administrative support jobs (9.64%).

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

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

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their homes - 11.43% 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.

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

In addition to being popular with young singles, San Anselmo is also home to many people who can be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

San Anselmo is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, San Anselmo's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One downside of living in San Anselmo is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In San Anselmo, the average commute to work is 31.06 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

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

San Anselmo Information and Demographics

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in San Anselmo. 58.96% 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 San Anselmo in 2000 was $41,977, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $167,908 for a family of four. However, San Anselmo contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

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