Santa Fe Springs is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 18,439 people and four associated neighborhoods, Santa Fe Springs is the 326th largest community in California.

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

A relatively large number of people in Santa Fe Springs telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.01% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

One downside of living in Santa Fe Springs is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Santa Fe Springs, the average commute to work is 31.42 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

The population of Santa Fe Springs overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Santa Fe Springs, 22.03% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Santa Fe Springs in 2018 was $30,849, which is lower middle income relative to California, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $123,396 for a family of four. However, Santa Fe Springs contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Santa Fe Springs is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Santa Fe Springs 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 Santa Fe Springs, accounting for 73.04% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Santa Fe Springs residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Santa Fe Springs include German, European, Irish, Italian, and Belizean.

Santa Fe Springs also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 24.51%.

The most common language spoken in Santa Fe Springs is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Korean.