Cotati is a somewhat small city located in the state of California. With a population of 7,430 people and two associated neighborhoods, Cotati is the 454th largest community in California. Housing costs in Cotati 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.Cotati is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Cotati is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Cotati who work in office and administrative support (14.57%), management occupations (11.78%), and business and financial occupations (8.76%). Also of interest is that Cotati has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Of important note, Cotati is also a city of artists. Cotati has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Cotati’s character. A relatively large number of people in Cotati telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 16.73% 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. Even though Cotati is a smaller city, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly taxis for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.The population of Cotati 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: 39.83% of adults in Cotati have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Cotati in 2022 was $56,665, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $226,660 for a family of four. However, Cotati contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Cotati is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Cotati home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cotati residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Cotati also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.11% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Cotati include Irish, German, English, Italian, and French. The most common language spoken in Cotati is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
