San Juan Capistrano is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 34,955 people and five constituent neighborhoods, San Juan Capistrano is the 231st largest community in California.
Housing costs in San Juan Capistrano 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 interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.59% 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.
The education level of San Juan Capistrano citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 39.76% of adults in San Juan Capistrano have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in San Juan Capistrano in 2018 was $54,759, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $219,036 for a family of four. However, San Juan Capistrano contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
San Juan Capistrano is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call San Juan Capistrano home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of San Juan Capistrano residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. San Juan Capistrano also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 35.39% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in San Juan Capistrano include English, German, Irish, Italian, and European.
Foreign born people are also an important part of San Juan Capistrano's cultural character, accounting for 20.07% of the city’s population.
The most common language spoken in San Juan Capistrano is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.