Alpine is a somewhat small town located in the state of California. With a population of 14,696 people and three associated 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.

A relatively large number of people in Alpine telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.98% 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.

The overall education level of Alpine citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 32.00% of adults in Alpine have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.

The per capita income in Alpine in 2018 was $49,005, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $196,020 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 19.31% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Alpine include German, English, Irish, Italian, and European.

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