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Pleasanton, CA
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Pleasanton profile


Living in Pleasanton



Pleasanton is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 74,653 people and 15 associated neighborhoods, Pleasanton is the 109th largest community in California.

Pleasanton home prices are not only among the most expensive in California, but Pleasanton real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Also of interest is that Pleasanton 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: 26.34% 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.

One downside of living in Pleasanton is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Pleasanton, the average commute to work is 32.74 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the city, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.

For the size of the city, public transportation in Pleasanton is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the subway. For Pleasanton, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Pleasanton. 68.69% 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 Pleasanton in 2022 was $86,151, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $344,604 for a family of four.

Pleasanton is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Pleasanton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pleasanton residents report their race to be Asian, followed by White. Pleasanton also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.66% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Pleasanton include Irish, English, German, Italian, and European.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Pleasanton's cultural character, accounting for 35.87% of the city’s population.

The most common language spoken in Pleasanton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Langs. of India.