Signal Hill is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 11,249 people and four associated neighborhoods, Signal Hill is the 395th largest community in California. Housing costs in Signal Hill 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.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Signal Hill is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Signal Hill is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Signal Hill who work in sales jobs (12.00%), management occupations (10.51%), and healthcare (8.97%). Also of interest is that Signal Hill 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: 16.17% 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. One downside of living in Signal Hill is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Signal Hill, the average commute to work is 32.15 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. The population of Signal Hill is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 38.04% of adults in Signal Hill have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Signal Hill in 2022 was $52,980, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $211,920 for a family of four. However, Signal Hill contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Signal Hill is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Signal Hill 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 Signal Hill, accounting for 37.83% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Signal Hill residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Signal Hill include Irish, English, German, French, and Italian. Signal Hill also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 28.12%. The most common language spoken in Signal Hill is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Mon-Khmer (Cambodian).
