Signal Hill is a somewhat small city located in the state of California. With a population of 11,381 people and four associated neighborhoods, Signal Hill is the 395th largest community in California.

Housing costs in Signal Hill 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 Signal Hill 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 Signal Hill telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 15.17% 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 Signal Hill, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.42 minutes every day commuting to work.

The citizens of Signal Hill are among the most well-educated in the nation: 41.38% of adults in Signal Hill have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Signal Hill in 2018 was $46,714, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $186,856 for a family of four. However, Signal Hill contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Signal Hill is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Signal Hill 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 Signal Hill, accounting for 39.57% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Signal Hill residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Signal Hill include English, Irish, German, French, and Italian.

Signal Hill also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 24.74%.

The most common language spoken in Signal Hill is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Mon-Khmer (Cambodian).