Rosemead is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 49,791 people and 16 associated neighborhoods, Rosemead is the 181st largest community in California.

Housing costs in Rosemead 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 Rosemead 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 Rosemead telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.47% 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.

The population of Rosemead overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Rosemead, 22.08% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Rosemead in 2022 was $26,081, which is lower middle income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $104,324 for a family of four. However, Rosemead contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Rosemead is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Rosemead home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rosemead residents report their race to be Asian, followed by White. Rosemead also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 30.80% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Rosemead include Irish, Italian, German, Armenian, and Norwegian.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Rosemead's cultural character, accounting for 56.15% of the city’s population.

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