La Habra Heights is a somewhat small city located in the state of California. With a population of 5,382 people and two associated neighborhoods, La Habra Heights is the 499th largest community in California.

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

There are many members of the armed forces living in La Habra Heights. You will notice when you visit or live here that some of the people you meet or see around town are employed by the armed services - even if they are not always in uniform.

A relatively large number of people in La Habra Heights telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 16.50% 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.

Because of many things, La Habra Heights is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, La Habra Heights really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is La Habra Heights perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

In La Habra Heights, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 35.33 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to La Habra Heights, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. La Habra Heights is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 54.35% 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 La Habra Heights in 2022 was $95,723, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $382,892 for a family of four.

La Habra Heights is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call La Habra Heights home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of La Habra Heights residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. La Habra Heights also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.40% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in La Habra Heights include English, German, Swedish, Irish, and Italian.

La Habra Heights also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 24.32%.

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