La Canada Flintridge is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 19,752 people and four associated neighborhoods, La Canada Flintridge is the 314th largest community in California. La Canada Flintridge home prices are not only among the most expensive in California, but La Canada Flintridge real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.La Canada Flintridge is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 94.51% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, La Canada Flintridge is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in La Canada Flintridge who work in management occupations (18.42%), sales jobs (11.16%), and business and financial occupations (11.01%). Of important note, La Canada Flintridge is also a city of artists. La Canada Flintridge has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape La Canada Flintridge’s character. Also of interest is that La Canada Flintridge 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: 24.64% 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. In addition, La Canada Flintridge is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness'. But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel. Because of many things, La Canada Flintridge is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making La Canada Flintridge a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The city’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, La Canada Flintridge has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, La Canada Flintridge’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in La Canada Flintridge. 73.82% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%. The per capita income in La Canada Flintridge in 2022 was $99,697, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $398,788 for a family of four. La Canada Flintridge is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call La Canada Flintridge home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of La Canada Flintridge residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in La Canada Flintridge include English, German, Irish, Armenian, and Italian. In addition, La Canada Flintridge has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (25.30%). The most common language spoken in La Canada Flintridge is English. Other important languages spoken here include Korean and Spanish.
