Marina is a medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of California. With a population of 22,833 people and six associated neighborhoods, Marina is the 301st largest community in California.

Housing costs in Marina 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.

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

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.96% 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.

Marina is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Marina enrolled in college, Marina has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students.

Marina, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the city.

One of the nice things about Marina is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

The citizens of Marina are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 36.09% of adults in Marina have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Marina in 2022 was $39,382, which is middle income relative to California, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $157,528 for a family of four. However, Marina contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Marina is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Marina home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Marina residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Marina also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 30.16% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Marina include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Scottish.

Marina also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 21.66%.

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