Santa Fe Springs is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 18,683 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 18.11% 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, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.79 minutes every day commuting to work.

The citizens of Santa Fe Springs are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.97% of adults in Santa Fe Springs having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Santa Fe Springs in 2022 was $37,073, 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 $148,292 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 78.69% 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 Asian, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Santa Fe Springs include German, European, Italian, Irish, and English.

In addition, Santa Fe Springs has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (24.25%).

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