San Diego named after Saint Didacus, is the second-largest city in California and the ninth largest city in the United States, located along the Pacific Ocean on the west coast of the United States. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates the city's population at 1,279,329 as of 2008. This coastal city is also the county seat of San Diego County as well as the economic center of the San Diego–Carlsbad–San Marcos metropolitan area. It was rated the fifth best place to live in 2006 by Money Magazine. According to Forbes, the city of San Diego ranks as the fifth wealthiest in the United States.