Alpine is a somewhat small town located in the state of California. With a population of 14,696 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Alpine is the 359th largest community in California.

Housing costs in Alpine are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in California.

One downside of living in Alpine is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Alpine, the average commute to work is 30.87 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

The population of Alpine is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 35.16% of adults in Alpine have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Alpine in 2018 was $47,948, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $191,792 for a family of four. However, Alpine contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Alpine is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Alpine home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Alpine residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Alpine also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.48% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Alpine include German, Irish, English, Italian, and European.

The most common language spoken in Alpine is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.