San Lorenzo is a medium-sized coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of California. With a population of 29,581 people and eight associated neighborhoods, San Lorenzo is the 260th largest community in California. Housing costs in San Lorenzo 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 towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, San Lorenzo is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, San Lorenzo is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in San Lorenzo who work in office and administrative support (15.35%), management occupations (8.51%), and sales jobs (6.95%). Also of interest is that San Lorenzo 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: 7.49% 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. One of the nice things about San Lorenzo 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. In San Lorenzo, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.51 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit. For the size of the town, public transportation in San Lorenzo is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the subway. For San Lorenzo, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.The percentage of people in San Lorenzo who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 25.72% of adults in San Lorenzo have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in San Lorenzo in 2022 was $39,145, 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 $156,580 for a family of four. However, San Lorenzo contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. San Lorenzo is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call San Lorenzo home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in San Lorenzo, accounting for 39.86% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of San Lorenzo residents report their race to be Asian, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in San Lorenzo include German, Irish, English, Portuguese, and Italian. Foreign born people are also an important part of San Lorenzo's cultural character, accounting for 35.76% of the town’s population. The most common language spoken in San Lorenzo is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
