Mira Loma is a somewhat small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of California. With a population of 19,075 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Mira Loma is the 322nd largest community in California.

When you are in Mira Loma, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 41.0% of Mira Loma's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Mira Loma is a town of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Mira Loma who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.86%), sales jobs (10.81%), and building maintenance and grounds keeping (4.78%).

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of Mira Loma are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

One downside of living in Mira Loma is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Mira Loma, the average commute to work is 33.07 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Being a small town, Mira Loma does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Mira Loma Information and Demographics

The population of Mira Loma has one of the lowest overall levels of education in the country: only 5.98% of people over 25 hold a college degree. The national average for all municipalities is 14.96%.

The per capita income in Mira Loma in 2000 was $15,456, which is lower middle income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $61,824 for a family of four.

Mira Loma is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Mira Loma home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Mira Loma is White, followed by African-American. Mira Loma also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 44.66% of the town's residents. Important ancestries of people in Mira Loma include German, Irish, English, and Italian.

In addition, Mira Loma has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (20.95%).

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