About Carnelian Bay

Carnelian Bay is a very small town located in the state of California. With a population of 1,916 people and just one neighborhood, Carnelian Bay is the 624th largest community in California.

Unlike some towns , Carnelian Bay isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Carnelian Bay are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Carnelian Bay is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Carnelian Bay who work in management occupations (14.49%), sales jobs (13.35%), and food service (8.43%).

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

Carnelian Bay is an extremely popular destination for tourists and seasonal residents. So much of the population is seasonal such that the town's population swells significantly during the vacation season, and drops again when the season ends. Because of this, much of the local economy is centered around tourism; some businesses may be operated only during the high season. During the low season, year-round residents will notice that the city is a substantially quieter place to live.

In addition, Carnelian Bay is home to many people who could 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.

Being a small town, Carnelian Bay does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Carnelian Bay Information and Demographics

The education level of Carnelian Bay citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (14.96%): 40.48% of adults in Carnelian Bay have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Carnelian Bay in 2000 was $27,469, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $109,876 for a family of four. However, Carnelian Bay contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Carnelian Bay home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Carnelian Bay is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Carnelian Bay include English, German, Irish, Italian, Scottish, European, Swedish, Welsh, and Scotch-Irish.

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