Grand Terrace is a somewhat small city located in the state of California. With a population of 13,223 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Grand Terrace is the 376th largest community in California.
Housing costs in Grand Terrace 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: 7.41% 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 overall education level of Grand Terrace is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 27.30% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Grand Terrace in 2018 was $34,123, 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 $136,492 for a family of four. However, Grand Terrace contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Grand Terrace is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Grand Terrace 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 Grand Terrace, accounting for 48.59% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Grand Terrace residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Grand Terrace include German, Irish, English, French, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Grand Terrace is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Urdu.