Santa Margarita is a very small town located in the state of California. With a population of 1,291 people and two associated neighborhoods, Santa Margarita is the 724th largest community in California.

Housing costs in Santa Margarita 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.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 27.52% 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.

The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Santa Margarita has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Santa Margarita a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

Residents of the town have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.15 minutes getting to work every day.

As is often the case in a small town, Santa Margarita doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

If knowledge is power, Santa Margarita is a pretty powerful place. 55.70% of the adults in Santa Margarita have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Santa Margarita in 2022 was $71,448, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $285,792 for a family of four. However, Santa Margarita contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Santa Margarita is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Santa Margarita home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Santa Margarita residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Santa Margarita include Portuguese, German, Irish, Dutch, and Czech.

The most common language spoken in Santa Margarita is English. Other important languages spoken here include Pacific Island languages and German/Yiddish.