San Juan Capistrano is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 34,548 people and five associated neighborhoods, San Juan Capistrano is the 231st largest community in California. Housing costs in San Juan Capistrano 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.San Juan Capistrano is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 85.70% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, San Juan Capistrano is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in San Juan Capistrano who work in sales jobs (15.17%), management occupations (11.58%), and office and administrative support (11.17%). Also of interest is that San Juan Capistrano 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: 13.29% 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. San Juan Capistrano is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 40.64% of adults in San Juan Capistrano have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher. The per capita income in San Juan Capistrano in 2022 was $55,855, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $223,420 for a family of four. However, San Juan Capistrano contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. San Juan Capistrano is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call San Juan Capistrano home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of San Juan Capistrano residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. San Juan Capistrano also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 38.39% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in San Juan Capistrano include German, English, Italian, Irish, and Polish. San Juan Capistrano also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 21.39%. The most common language spoken in San Juan Capistrano is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
