Pico Rivera is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 59,189 people and 14 associated neighborhoods, Pico Rivera is the 148th largest community in California.

Housing costs in Pico Rivera 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.

A relatively large number of people in Pico Rivera telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.59% 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 Pico Rivera, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.54 minutes every day commuting to work.

The percentage of adults in Pico Rivera with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 15.75% of adults in Pico Rivera have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Pico Rivera in 2022 was $31,277, 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 $125,108 for a family of four. However, Pico Rivera contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Pico Rivera is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Pico Rivera 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 Pico Rivera, accounting for 90.53% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Pico Rivera residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Pico Rivera include German, Irish, Italian, English, and European.

Pico Rivera also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 30.11%.

The most common language spoken in Pico Rivera is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Tagalog.