San Martin is a somewhat small town located in the state of California. With a population of 7,008 people and two associated neighborhoods, San Martin is the 470th largest community in California. San Martin home prices are not only among the most expensive in California, but San Martin real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, San Martin is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, San Martin is a town of service providers, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in San Martin who work in management occupations (19.21%), sales jobs (11.18%), and office and administrative support (10.66%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 24.66% 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 San Martin, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 35.43 minutes every day commuting to work. The education level of San Martin citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 34.19% of adults in San Martin have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in San Martin in 2022 was $60,388, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $241,552 for a family of four. However, San Martin contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. San Martin is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call San Martin home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of San Martin residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. San Martin also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 43.71% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in San Martin include German, Italian, English, Irish, and Scottish. San Martin also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 19.34%. The most common language spoken in San Martin is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
