Sierra Madre is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 10,713 people and two associated neighborhoods, Sierra Madre is the 407th largest community in California.

Sierra Madre home prices are not only among the most expensive in California, but Sierra Madre real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Of important note, Sierra Madre is also a city of artists. Sierra Madre has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Sierra Madre’s character.

And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Sierra Madre has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too.

Also of interest is that Sierra Madre 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: 23.22% 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.

Even though Sierra Madre is a smaller city, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the subway for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.

If knowledge is power, Sierra Madre is a pretty powerful place. 65.41% of the adults in Sierra Madre have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Sierra Madre in 2022 was $83,522, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $334,088 for a family of four.

Sierra Madre is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Sierra Madre home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Sierra Madre residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Sierra Madre also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 16.83% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Sierra Madre include English, Irish, German, Italian, and Scottish.

Sierra Madre also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 17.21%.

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