La Habra is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 61,978 people and 14 associated neighborhoods, La Habra is the 144th largest community in California. Housing costs in La Habra 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, La Habra is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, La Habra is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in La Habra who work in office and administrative support (12.51%), sales jobs (10.95%), and management occupations (8.40%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.83% 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. In terms of college education, La Habra is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 28.66% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in La Habra in 2022 was $37,527, 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 $150,108 for a family of four. However, La Habra contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. La Habra is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call La Habra 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 La Habra, accounting for 59.75% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of La Habra residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in La Habra include German, English, Irish, Italian, and French. In addition, La Habra has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (24.64%). The most common language spoken in La Habra is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Korean.
