Garden Grove is a relatively large city located in the state of California. With a population of 169,254 people and 32 associated neighborhoods, Garden Grove is the 31st largest community in California.
Housing costs in Garden Grove 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.
Also of interest is that Garden 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 Garden Grove telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.65% 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.
In Garden Grove, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.49 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
The citizens of Garden Grove are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.47% of adults in Garden Grove having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Garden Grove in 2022 was $31,132, which is lower middle income relative to California, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $124,528 for a family of four. However, Garden Grove contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Garden Grove is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Garden Grove home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Garden Grove residents report their race to be Asian, followed by White. Garden Grove also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 37.32% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Garden Grove include German, Irish, English, Italian, and European.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Garden Grove's cultural character, accounting for 43.94% of the city’s population.
The most common language spoken in Garden Grove is English. Other important languages spoken here include Vietnamese and Spanish.