Santa Fe Springs is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 20,174 people and four associated neighborhoods, Santa Fe Springs is the 326th largest community in California.

Housing costs in Santa Fe Springs 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 Santa Fe Springs 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 Santa Fe Springs telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 15.26% 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 Santa Fe Springs is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Santa Fe Springs, the average commute to work is 31.89 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

The education level of Santa Fe Springs citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 23.36% of adults in Santa Fe Springs have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Santa Fe Springs in 2022 was $37,379, 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 $149,516 for a family of four. However, Santa Fe Springs contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Santa Fe Springs is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Santa Fe Springs 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 Santa Fe Springs, accounting for 75.17% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Santa Fe Springs residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Santa Fe Springs include German, European, Irish, Italian, and English.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Santa Fe Springs's cultural character, accounting for 23.63% of the city’s population.

The most common language spoken in Santa Fe Springs is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Korean.