San Juan Capistrano is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 35,469 people and five associated neighborhoods, San Juan Capistrano is the 231st largest community in California.

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

Also of interest is that San Juan Capistrano 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: 15.76% 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.

San Juan Capistrano is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 42.26% of adults in San Juan Capistrano have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.

The per capita income in San Juan Capistrano in 2022 was $60,670, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $242,680 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 36.69% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in San Juan Capistrano include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Polish.

Foreign born people are also an important part of San Juan Capistrano's cultural character, accounting for 18.61% 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.