San Leandro, CA Homes for Sale

San Leandro 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 Leandro, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.77 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.

Like elsewhere in America, most people in San Leandro use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of San Leandro‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the subway. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.

The overall education level of San Leandro citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 31.72% of adults in San Leandro have at least a bachelor’s degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.

The per capita income in San Leandro in 2018 was $36,755, which is upper middle income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $147,020 for a family of four. However, San Leandro contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

San Leandro is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call San Leandro home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of San Leandro residents report their race to be Asian, followed by White. San Leandro also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 27.08% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in San Leandro include German, Irish, English, Portuguese, and Italian.

In addition, San Leandro has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (36.71%).

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