Marina is a medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of California. With a population of 22,503 people and six associated neighborhoods, Marina is the 301st largest community in California. Housing costs in Marina 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.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Marina is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Marina is a city of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Marina who work in sales jobs (10.72%), office and administrative support (10.44%), and teaching (9.08%). Also of interest is that Marina 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: 9.62% 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, Marina is a college town. There are a lot of students in Marina attending college, and as a result Marina provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared to the needs and activities of students. Marina 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. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities. The education level of Marina citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 33.87% of adults in Marina have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Marina in 2022 was $38,806, which is middle income relative to California, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $155,224 for a family of four. However, Marina contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Marina is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Marina home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Marina residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Marina also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 29.41% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Marina include German, Irish, English, Italian, and European. Marina also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 22.32%. The most common language spoken in Marina is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
