Commerce is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 11,672 people and three associated neighborhoods, Commerce is the 392nd largest community in California.
Housing costs in Commerce 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.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.16% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.
The rate of college-level education in Commerce is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 11.39% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.
The per capita income in Commerce in 2022 was $26,570, which is low income relative to California, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $106,280 for a family of four. However, Commerce contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Commerce is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Commerce 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 Commerce, accounting for 94.42% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Commerce residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Commerce include English, Ethiopian, African, Dutch, and Irish.
In addition, Commerce has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (34.92%).
The most common language spoken in Commerce is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Chinese.