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.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.01% 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.

In Santa Fe Springs, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.42 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

The citizens of Santa Fe Springs are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.03% of adults in Santa Fe Springs having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Santa Fe Springs in 2022 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.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Santa Fe Springs's cultural character, accounting for 24.51% of the city’s population.

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