Calabasas is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 22,491 people and six associated neighborhoods, Calabasas is the 296th largest community in California.
Calabasas home prices are not only among the most expensive in California, but Calabasas real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.
Of important note, Calabasas is also a city of artists. Calabasas has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Calabasas’s character.
Also of interest is that Calabasas has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
A relatively large number of people in Calabasas telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 22.60% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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 downside of living in Calabasas is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Calabasas, the average commute to work is 32.10 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Calabasas, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Calabasas is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 70.08% 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 Calabasas in 2022 was $98,625, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $394,500 for a family of four. However, Calabasas contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Calabasas is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Calabasas home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Calabasas residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Calabasas include Iranian, German, English, Russian, and Italian.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Calabasas's cultural character, accounting for 29.18% of the city’s population.
The most common language spoken in Calabasas is English. Other important languages spoken here include Persian and Spanish.