Pleasanton is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 74,653 people and 15 associated neighborhoods, Pleasanton is the 109th largest community in California.

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

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

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 26.34% 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.

One downside of living in Pleasanton, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.74 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.

Although the majority of commuting trips in the city are by private automobile, Pleasanton is somewhat unusual for a city of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the subway helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Pleasanton area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Pleasanton, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Pleasanton is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 68.69% 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 Pleasanton in 2022 was $86,151, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $344,604 for a family of four.

Pleasanton is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Pleasanton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pleasanton residents report their race to be Asian, followed by White. Pleasanton also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.66% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Pleasanton include Irish, English, German, Italian, and European.

In addition, Pleasanton has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (35.87%).

The most common language spoken in Pleasanton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Langs. of India.