Sausalito is a somewhat small coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of California. With a population of 7,095 people and five associated neighborhoods, Sausalito is the 463rd largest community in California. Sausalito home prices are not only among the most expensive in California, but Sausalito real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Sausalito is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 95.62% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Sausalito is a city of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Sausalito who work in management occupations (28.38%), sales jobs (18.70%), and art, media, and design (12.73%). Of important note, Sausalito is also a city of artists. Sausalito has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Sausalito’s character. Also of interest is that Sausalito 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: 38.84% 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. Sausalito 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. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery. In Sausalito, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.69 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. In Sausalito, a lot of people use a ferryboat to get to work every day though Sausalito is a relatively small city. Those that ride a ferryboat are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.If knowledge is power, Sausalito is a pretty powerful place. 75.96% of the adults in Sausalito 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 Sausalito in 2022 was $125,046, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $500,184 for a family of four. Sausalito is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Sausalito home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Sausalito residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Sausalito include English, Irish, German, French, and Italian. In addition, Sausalito has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (15.40%). The most common language spoken in Sausalito is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Spanish.
