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," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

The city is also nautical, which means that parts of Sausalito 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.

In Sausalito, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.51 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Although Sausalito is a relatively small city, quite a few people get to and from work by way of the bus, often traveling to the central city in the area.

Sausalito Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Sausalito is a pretty powerful place. 69.94% of the adults in Sausalito 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 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.

Sausalito also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 15.71%.

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