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Alhambra, CA
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Alhambra profile


Living in Alhambra



Alhambra is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 80,259 people and 20 associated neighborhoods, Alhambra is the 103rd largest community in California.

Housing costs in Alhambra 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 Alhambra has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.17% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

Another interesting thing about Alhambra, despite not being a huge city, is that there is a relatively high proportion of people living here who are young, single, and upwardly-mobile professionals. This makes it a good choice for other relocating single professionals. Here, these young singles will find many others like themselves, with opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

One downside of living in Alhambra, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.16 minutes every day commuting to work.

The citizens of Alhambra are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 38.39% of adults in Alhambra have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Alhambra in 2018 was $38,394, 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 $153,576 for a family of four. However, Alhambra contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Alhambra is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Alhambra home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Alhambra residents report their race to be Asian, followed by White. Alhambra also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 35.09% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Alhambra include English, German, Irish, Italian, and European.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Alhambra's cultural character, accounting for 46.23% of the city’s population.

The most common language spoken in Alhambra is Chinese. Other important languages spoken here include English and Spanish.