Martinez is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 36,447 people and 12 associated neighborhoods, Martinez is the 223rd largest community in California. Housing costs in Martinez 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.Martinez is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 85.18% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Martinez is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Martinez who work in management occupations (16.43%), office and administrative support (11.41%), and sales jobs (8.50%). Also of interest is that Martinez has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 17.11% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. Although the majority of commuting trips in the city are by private automobile, Martinez 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, the subway helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Martinez area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.The education level of Martinez ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Martinez, 45.28% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. The per capita income in Martinez in 2022 was $61,048, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $244,192 for a family of four. Martinez is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Martinez home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Martinez residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Martinez also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 19.40% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Martinez include Irish, German, English, Italian, and European. The most common language spoken in Martinez is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
