Woodacre - San Geronimo is a very small town located in the state of California. With a population of 3,780 people and just one neighborhood, Woodacre - San Geronimo is the 561st largest community in California. Woodacre - San Geronimo has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.
Housing costs in Woodacre - San Geronimo 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.
Woodacre - San Geronimo is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 89.93% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Woodacre - San Geronimo is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Woodacre - San Geronimo who work in art, media, and design (12.27%), healthcare (10.11%), and management occupations (10.07%).
Of important note, Woodacre - San Geronimo is also a town of artists. Woodacre - San Geronimo has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Woodacre - San Geronimo’s character.
Also of interest is that Woodacre - San Geronimo has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Woodacre - San Geronimo has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 25.13% 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.
Because of many things, Woodacre - San Geronimo is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Woodacre - San Geronimo really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Woodacre - San Geronimo perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
One downside of living in Woodacre - San Geronimo is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Woodacre - San Geronimo, the average commute to work is 32.85 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Woodacre - San Geronimo, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Woodacre - San Geronimo is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 62.31% 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 Woodacre - San Geronimo in 2022 was $78,799, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $315,196 for a family of four. However, Woodacre - San Geronimo contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Woodacre - San Geronimo is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Woodacre - San Geronimo home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Woodacre - San Geronimo residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Woodacre - San Geronimo include German, English, European, Russian, and Irish.
The most common language spoken in Woodacre - San Geronimo is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Woodacre - San Geronimo, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
If you are planning to retire in California, this neighborhood should be on your must-see list. For many reasons, may be considered a retiree's dream neighborhood. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and metrics, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety from crime compared to other neighborhoods in California, while also offering a diverse range of housing options. This, along with the vibrant mix of very educated seniors and other age groups who choose to live here, makes the neighborhood more retiree-friendly than 99.2% of neighborhoods in CA. If a California retirement is in your future, this neighborhood should be one of the places you visit. In addition to being an excellent choice for active retirees, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for urban sophisticates and college students.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Russian and Iranian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 8.3% of this neighborhood's residents have Russian ancestry and 1.3% have Iranian ancestry.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Woodacre - San Geronimo are wealthy, making it among the 15% highest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 90.7% of the neighborhoods in America. With 34.6% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 85.3% of U.S. neighborhoods.
What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.
In the neighborhood, 64.0% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 16.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (10.1%), and 9.4% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 91.8% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (3.7%).
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in Woodacre - San Geronimo, CA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (15.5%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (14.6%), and residents who report Russian roots (8.3%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (7.8%), along with some Scottish ancestry residents (4.3%), among others.
How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 30 and 45 minutes commuting one-way to work (29.0% of working residents), which is at or a bit above the average length of a commute across all U.S. neighborhoods.
Here most residents (66.8%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.