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.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 22.60% 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 downside of living in Calabasas, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.10 minutes every day commuting to work.

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Calabasas. 70.08% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 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.

Calabasas also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 29.18%.

The most common language spoken in Calabasas is English. Other important languages spoken here include Persian and Spanish.