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Pacific Grove 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 14,757 people and six associated neighborhoods, Pacific Grove is the 356th largest community in California.

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

There are many members of the armed forces living in Pacific Grove. You will notice when you visit or live here that some of the people you meet or see around town are employed by the armed services - even if they are not always in uniform.

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

Also of interest is that Pacific Grove has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Pacific Grove telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 17.97% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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 of the nice things about Pacific Grove is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

If knowledge is power, Pacific Grove is a pretty powerful place. 58.48% of the adults in Pacific Grove 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 Pacific Grove in 2022 was $66,784, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $267,136 for a family of four. However, Pacific Grove contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Pacific Grove is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Pacific Grove home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pacific Grove residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Pacific Grove also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.84% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Pacific Grove include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Portuguese.

The most common language spoken in Pacific Grove is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.