Pismo Beach is a somewhat small coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of California. With a population of 8,044 people and three associated neighborhoods, Pismo Beach is the 444th largest community in California.

Pismo Beach home prices are not only among the most expensive in California, but Pismo Beach real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

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

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 16.17% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

Pismo Beach is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

Pismo Beach is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The citizens of Pismo Beach are among the most well-educated in the nation: 48.98% of adults in Pismo Beach have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Pismo Beach in 2022 was $71,752, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $287,008 for a family of four. However, Pismo Beach contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Pismo Beach is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Pismo Beach home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pismo Beach residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Pismo Beach also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.00% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Pismo Beach include German, English, Irish, Italian, and French.

The most common language spoken in Pismo Beach is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.