Redwood City is a larger medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of California. With a population of 80,512 people and 22 associated neighborhoods, Redwood City is the 100th largest community in California. Redwood City home prices are not only among the most expensive in California, but Redwood City real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Redwood City is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 86.43% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Redwood City is a city of professionals, managers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Redwood City who work in management occupations (16.05%), computer science and math (9.20%), and office and administrative support (8.54%). Also of interest is that Redwood City has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Redwood City telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 20.56% 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. One of the nice things about Redwood City is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities. Although the majority of commuting trips in the city are by private automobile, Redwood City is somewhat unusual for a city of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, taxis helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Redwood City area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.If knowledge is power, Redwood City is a pretty powerful place. 53.14% of the adults in Redwood City have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Redwood City in 2022 was $77,982, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $311,928 for a family of four. However, Redwood City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Redwood City is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Redwood City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Redwood City residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Redwood City also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 36.14% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Redwood City include German, English, Irish, Italian, and French. In addition, Redwood City has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (32.12%). The most common language spoken in Redwood City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
