Temple City is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 35,296 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Temple City is the 226th largest community in California.

Housing costs in Temple City 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 Temple City 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: 13.43% 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 Temple City, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.90 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Temple City is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 41.88% of adults in Temple City have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.

The per capita income in Temple City in 2022 was $40,134, 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 $160,536 for a family of four. However, Temple City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Temple City is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Temple City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Temple City residents report their race to be Asian, followed by White. Temple City also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.71% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Temple City include German, English, Italian, Irish, and Polish.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Temple City's cultural character, accounting for 50.26% of the city’s population.

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