Hacienda Heights is a larger medium-sized town located in the state of California. With a population of 54,191 people and 12 associated neighborhoods, Hacienda Heights is the 167th largest community in California.

Housing costs in Hacienda Heights 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 Hacienda Heights 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 Hacienda Heights telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.47% 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 downside of living in Hacienda Heights, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.81 minutes every day commuting to work.

The education level of Hacienda Heights citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 35.17% of adults in Hacienda Heights have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Hacienda Heights in 2022 was $39,231, which is middle income relative to California, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $156,924 for a family of four. However, Hacienda Heights contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Hacienda Heights is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Hacienda Heights home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Hacienda Heights, accounting for 43.21% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Hacienda Heights residents report their race to be Asian, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Hacienda Heights include Irish, German, English, Italian, and French.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Hacienda Heights's cultural character, accounting for 40.56% of the town’s population.

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