About Grand Terrace

Grand Terrace is a somewhat small town located in the state of California. With a population of 11,112 people and just one neighborhood, Grand Terrace is the 409th largest community in California.

Unlike some towns , Grand Terrace isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Grand Terrace are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Grand Terrace is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Grand Terrace who work in office and administrative support jobs (19.16%), management occupations (11.11%), and sales jobs (10.46%).

In addition, Grand Terrace is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

Grand Terrace is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Grand Terrace, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 97.73% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

As is often the case in a small town, Grand Terrace doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Grand Terrace Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Grand Terrace citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 25.75% of adults in Grand Terrace have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 14.96%.

The per capita income in Grand Terrace in 2000 was $22,313, 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 $89,252 for a family of four.

Grand Terrace is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Grand Terrace home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Grand Terrace is White, followed by Asian. Grand Terrace also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 24.87% of the town's residents. Important ancestries of people in Grand Terrace include German, English, Irish, and Italian.

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