Santa Fe Springs, CA

Census Place

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2024 Population
18,871
US Senator
Alex Padilla
Democratic Party
US Senator
Adam Schiff
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
39.2
1.03% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
13%
17.1% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$88,238
1.59% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$659,900
5.63% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
9,022
1.07% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Santa Fe Springs, CA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

92.4% of the residents in Santa Fe Springs, CA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Santa Fe Springs, CA are Beyond 21st Century Beauty Academy (120 degrees awarded in 2023), NTMA Training Centers of Southern California (118 degrees), and Medical Allied Career Center (59 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Santa Fe Springs, CA was $659,900, and the homeownership rate was 60.6%.

Most people in Santa Fe Springs, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 33.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Santa Fe Springs, CA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Santa Fe Springs, CA is home to a population of 18.9k people, from which 92.4% are citizens. As of 2024, 24.3% of Santa Fe Springs, CA residents were born outside of the country (4.58k people).

In 2024, there were 1.86 times more Other (Hispanic) residents (7.67k people) in Santa Fe Springs, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.13k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 2.15k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

92.4%
2024 Citizenship
92.3%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 92.4% of Santa Fe Springs, CA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Santa Fe Springs, CA was 92.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Santa Fe Springs, CA
  1. Other (Hispanic)
    7.67k ± 1.01k
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    4.13k ± 930
  3. White (Hispanic)
    2.15k ± 511
78.7%
Hispanic Population
14.9k people

In 2024, there were 1.86 times more Other (Hispanic) residents (7.67k people) in Santa Fe Springs, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.13k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 2.15k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

78.7% of the people in Santa Fe Springs, CA are hispanic (14.9k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Santa Fe Springs, CA as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for California.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    3,862,617 ± 45,816 people
  2. Philippines
    824,246 ± 22,054 people
  3. China
    687,951 ± 20,184 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of California was Mexico, the natal country of 3,862,617 California residents, followed by Philippines with 824,246 and China with 687,951.

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Foreign-Born Population

24.3%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
4.58k people
23.6%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
4.56k people

As of 2024, 24.3% of Santa Fe Springs, CA residents (4.58k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Santa Fe Springs, CA was 23.6%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    235 ± 113
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    160 ± 95
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    153 ± 124

Santa Fe Springs, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.47 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Santa Fe Springs, CA employs 9.02k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Santa Fe Springs, CA were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,557 people), Educational Services (1,167 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (783 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($71,622), Educational Services ($71,297), and Public Administration ($66,250).

Employment

Occupations

9.02k
2024 Value
± 773
−1.07%
1 Year decline
± 11.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Santa Fe Springs, CA declined at a rate of −1.07%, from 9.12k employees to 9.02k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Santa Fe Springs, CA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,601 people), Management Occupations (913 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (671 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Santa Fe Springs, CA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

9.02k
2024 Value
± 773
−1.07%
1 Year decline
± 11.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Santa Fe Springs, CA declined at a rate of −1.07%, from 9.12k employees to 9.02k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Santa Fe Springs, CA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,557 people), Educational Services (1,167 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (783 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Santa Fe Springs, CA, though some of these residents may live in Santa Fe Springs, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$46,037
Median earning men ± $11,353
$41,927
Median earning women ± $4,165

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($87,784), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($67,813), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($62,045).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($68,068), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($51,818), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($46,716).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.57%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 17.9M people employed in California. This represents a 2.57% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in California.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Kamala Harris with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.3%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.25%).

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing the state of California. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

California is currently represented by 52 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Santa Fe Springs, CA. Showing the available data for California.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (58.5%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (38.3%)
    Republican Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1.25%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Kamala Harris with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.3%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.25%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in California for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from California

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for California.
Alex Padilla
Senator from California3
Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Kamala Harris, who had become Vice President of the United States.
Adam Schiff
Senator from California1
Assumed office on December 8, 2024
Elected to the seat to succeed Laphonza Butler, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of Dianne Feinstein.

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing California.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in California over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Santa Fe Springs, CA awarded 347 degrees. The student population of Santa Fe Springs, CA in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 167 male students and 271 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Santa Fe Springs, CA are Hispanic or Latino (231 and 68.1%), Asian (36 and 10.6%), Unknown (31 and 9.14%), and White (23 and 6.78%).

The largest universities in Santa Fe Springs, CA by number of degrees awarded are Beyond 21st Century Beauty Academy (120 and 34.6%), NTMA Training Centers of Southern California (118 and 34%), and Medical Allied Career Center (59 and 17%).

The most popular majors in Santa Fe Springs, CA are Machine Tool Technology (118 and 34%), Aesthetician & Skin Care Specialist (68 and 19.6%), and Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training (59 and 17%).

The median tuition cost in Santa Fe Springs, CA for private four year colleges is $8,206.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 438 students enrolled in Santa Fe Springs, CA, 38.1% men and 61.9% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 187 records, of which 71.7% were women and 28.3% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training
    59 degrees awarded
  2. General Cosmetology
    19 degrees awarded
  3. Machine Tool Technology
    118 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Santa Fe Springs, CA was Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training with 59 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Santa Fe Springs, CA according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. Beyond 21st Century Beauty Academy
    120 degrees awarded
  2. NTMA Training Centers of Southern California
    118 degrees awarded
  3. Medical Allied Career Center
    59 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Beyond 21st Century Beauty Academy with 120 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 152 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Santa Fe Springs, CA, which is 0.779 times less than the 195 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 231 degrees mean that there were 6.42 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Asian, with 36 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($8,206) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($633) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,300) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Santa Fe Springs, CA was $659,900 in 2024, which is 1.98 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $624,700 to $659,900, a 5.63% increase. The homeownership rate in Santa Fe Springs, CA is 60.6%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Santa Fe Springs, CA have an average commute time of 33.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Santa Fe Springs, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$659,900
Median Property Value 2024
±$18,337
$3,466
Median Property Taxes
±$403

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Santa Fe Springs, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Santa Fe Springs, CA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

60.6%
Homeownership
2024
75.4%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 60.6% of the housing units in Santa Fe Springs, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 61%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$88,238
Median Household Income
± $4,379
5.72k
Number of Households
± 579

In 2024, the median household income of the 5.72k households in Santa Fe Springs, CA grew to $88,238 from the previous year's value of $86,857.

The following chart displays the households in Santa Fe Springs, CA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Santa Fe Springs, CA is from California.
0.495
2023 Wage GINI in California
0.498
2022 Wage GINI in California

In 2023, the income inequality in California was 0.495 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.573% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for California was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in California in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (73.9%)
  2. Worked At Home (18.1%)
  3. Carpooled (6.18%)

In 2024, 73.9% of workers in Santa Fe Springs, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (18.1%) and those who carpooled to work (6.18%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

33.5 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Santa Fe Springs, CA have a longer commute time (33.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.96% of the workforce in Santa Fe Springs, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Santa Fe Springs, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Santa Fe Springs, CA have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Santa Fe Springs, CA (2.43k out of 18.7k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 65 - 74, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Santa Fe Springs, CA is Hispanic, followed by Other and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

94.5% of the population of Santa Fe Springs, CA has health coverage, with 47.2% on employee plans, 25.9% on Medicaid, 11% on Medicare, 9.53% on non-group plans, and 0.775% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in California see 1,233 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,233 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1076 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 213 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.8% were men and 51.2% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.3% under 18 years, 22.1% between 18 and 34 years, 38.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.8% were men and 51.2% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

5.52%
Uninsured
47.2%
Employer Coverage
25.9%
Medicaid
11%
Medicare
9.53%
Non-Group
0.775%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Santa Fe Springs, CA declined by 18.2% from 6.75% to 5.52%.

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