Malibu is a somewhat small coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of California. With a population of 12,514 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Malibu is the 386th largest community in California.

Malibu is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 92.51% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Malibu is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Malibu who work in management occupations (18.61%), sales jobs (14.23%), and art, media and design (10.54%).

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

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their homes - 13.98% 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.

Malibu, 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, Malibu 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 Malibu 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.

In Malibu, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 36.94 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

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

Malibu Information and Demographics

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Malibu. 59.41% 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 Malibu in 2000 was $74,336, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $297,344 for a family of four. However, Malibu contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

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