San Leandro is a larger medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of California. With a population of 86,762 people and 22 associated neighborhoods, San Leandro is the 87th largest community in California.

Housing costs in San Leandro 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.

Also of interest is that San Leandro 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: 11.16% 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 San Leandro 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.

One downside of living in San Leandro is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In San Leandro, the average commute to work is 32.90 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.

Although the majority of commuting trips in the city are by private automobile, San Leandro is somewhat unusual for a city of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the subway helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the San Leandro area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.

The overall education level of San Leandro citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 32.94% of adults in San Leandro have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.

The per capita income in San Leandro in 2022 was $45,010, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $180,040 for a family of four. However, San Leandro contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

San Leandro is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call San Leandro home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of San Leandro residents report their race to be Asian, followed by White. San Leandro also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 28.27% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in San Leandro include Irish, German, English, Portuguese, and Italian.

San Leandro also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 37.34%.

The most common language spoken in San Leandro is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.