California is a somewhat small coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 12,947 people and five associated neighborhoods, California is the 69th largest community in Maryland.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, California is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, California is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in California who work in management occupations (12.36%), office and administrative support (9.23%), and architecture and engineering (8.26%). Also of interest is that California 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: 8.68% 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 California 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. The education level of California citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 39.53% of adults in California have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in California in 2022 was $59,170, which is upper middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $236,680 for a family of four. California is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call California home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of California residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in California include Irish, German, English, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in California is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
