Hacienda Heights is a larger medium-sized town located in the state of California. With a population of 54,191 people and 12 associated neighborhoods, Hacienda Heights is the 167th largest community in California.

Housing costs in Hacienda Heights 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 Hacienda Heights 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: 11.47% 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.

In Hacienda Heights, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.81 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

The education level of Hacienda Heights citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 35.17% of adults in Hacienda Heights have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Hacienda Heights in 2018 was $39,231, 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 $156,924 for a family of four. However, Hacienda Heights contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Hacienda Heights is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Hacienda Heights 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 Hacienda Heights, accounting for 43.21% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Hacienda Heights residents report their race to be Asian, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Hacienda Heights include Irish, German, English, Italian, and French.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Hacienda Heights's cultural character, accounting for 40.56% of the town’s population.

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