San Marino is a somewhat small city located in the state of California. With a population of 12,973 people and two constituent neighborhoods, San Marino is the 378th largest community in California.

San Marino is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 96.21% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, San Marino is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in San Marino who work in management occupations (21.85%), sales jobs (16.21%), and office and administrative support jobs (10.13%).

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

In addition, San Marino is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." 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.

Because of many things, San Marino is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making San Marino a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The city's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, San Marino has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, San Marino's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

San Marino is a very car-oriented city. This is because most people - 97.3% - drive by car to work every day, and few people choose alternative modes of transportation, such as public transit, cycling, or walking. In general, car-oriented communities have a layout that emphasizes streets, highways, and ease of parking, and sometimes this can be to the detriment of human-scale priorities such as walkability alongside roads, and public spaces. For example, strip malls are something you will find in San Marino.

San Marino Information and Demographics

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in San Marino. 69.67% 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 Marino in 2000 was $59,150, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $236,600 for a family of four. However, San Marino contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

San Marino is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call San Marino home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in San Marino is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in San Marino include English, German, Irish, and Italian.

Foreign born people are also an important part of San Marino's cultural character, accounting for 37.18% of the city's population.

The most common language spoken in San Marino is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Spanish.