El Segundo is a medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of California. With a population of 16,622 people and six associated neighborhoods, El Segundo is the 338th largest community in California.

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

Of important note, El Segundo is also a city of artists. El Segundo has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape El Segundo’s character.

Also of interest is that El Segundo 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: 21.95% 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.

El Segundo, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the city.

El Segundo is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to El Segundo, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. El Segundo is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 61.27% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in El Segundo in 2022 was $74,872, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $299,488 for a family of four.

El Segundo is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call El Segundo home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of El Segundo residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. El Segundo also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.78% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in El Segundo include German, Irish, English, Italian, and European.

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