San Gabriel is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 38,140 people and 14 associated neighborhoods, San Gabriel is the 213th largest community in California. Housing costs in San Gabriel 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.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, San Gabriel is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, San Gabriel is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in San Gabriel who work in office and administrative support (14.72%), sales jobs (9.10%), and management occupations (8.32%). Also of interest is that San Gabriel 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 San Gabriel telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.96% 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. The education level of San Gabriel citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 34.26% of adults in San Gabriel have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in San Gabriel in 2022 was $35,799, which is middle income relative to California, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $143,196 for a family of four. However, San Gabriel contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. San Gabriel is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call San Gabriel home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of San Gabriel residents report their race to be Asian, followed by White. San Gabriel also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 26.52% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in San Gabriel include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Hungarian. Foreign born people are also an important part of San Gabriel's cultural character, accounting for 53.94% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in San Gabriel is Chinese. Other important languages spoken here include English and Spanish.
