San Pablo 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 31,249 people and nine associated neighborhoods, San Pablo is the 245th largest community in California.

Housing costs in San Pablo 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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.29% 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.

San Pablo 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. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

One downside of living in San Pablo is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In San Pablo, the average commute to work is 33.01 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 San Pablo is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the bus. For San Pablo, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.

In terms of college education, the citizens of San Pablo rank slightly lower than the national average. 15.00% of adults 25 and older in San Pablo have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.

The per capita income in San Pablo in 2022 was $29,111, which is lower middle income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $116,444 for a family of four. However, San Pablo contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

San Pablo is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call San Pablo home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in San Pablo, accounting for 60.32% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of San Pablo residents report their race to be Asian, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in San Pablo include English, Italian, German, Brazilian, and European.

In addition, San Pablo has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (40.78%).

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