Azusa is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 44,371 people and ten constituent neighborhoods, Azusa is the 173rd largest community in California.

Unlike some cities, Azusa isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Azusa are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Azusa is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Azusa who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.55%), sales jobs (10.44%), and building maintenance and grounds keeping (6.34%).

In addition, Azusa is a college town. There are a lot of students in Azusa attending college, and as a result Azusa provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared to the needs and activities of students.

Even though Azusa is not a small city, it doesn't have a public transportation system that anybody uses for their daily commute to work.

Azusa Information and Demographics

The percentage of adults in Azusa who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 14.96%: 14.25% of the adults in Azusa have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Azusa in 2000 was $13,412, which is lower middle income relative to California, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $53,648 for a family of four.

Azusa is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Azusa home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Azusa, accounting for 64.69% of the city's residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The most prevalent race in Azusa is Asian, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Azusa include German and English.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Azusa's cultural character, accounting for 34.02% of the city's population.

The most common language spoken in Azusa is Spanish. Some people also speak English.