Fremont is a relatively large coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of California. With a population of 223,871 people and 48 associated neighborhoods, Fremont is the 16th largest community in California. Fremont home prices are not only among the most expensive in California, but Fremont real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Fremont is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 88.84% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Fremont is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Fremont who work in computer science and math (20.76%), management occupations (12.96%), and architecture and engineering (7.97%). Also of interest is that Fremont 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: 28.06% 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. Fremont 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 Fremont, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.21 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. Like elsewhere in America, most people in Fremont use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Fremont‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the subway. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Fremont, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Fremont is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 61.95% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%. The per capita income in Fremont in 2022 was $68,357, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $273,428 for a family of four. Fremont is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Fremont home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fremont residents report their race to be Asian, followed by White. Fremont also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.03% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Fremont include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Portuguese. Fremont also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 48.82%. The most common language spoken in Fremont is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Langs. of India.
