Cypress is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 49,243 people and 11 associated neighborhoods, Cypress is the 184th largest community in California. Housing costs in Cypress 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.Cypress is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 86.04% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Cypress is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Cypress who work in management occupations (13.75%), office and administrative support (10.41%), and sales jobs (10.10%). Also of interest is that Cypress has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Cypress telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 15.98% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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 Cypress is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Cypress, the average commute to work is 31.45 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Cypress is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 48.48% of adults in Cypress 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 Cypress in 2022 was $46,827, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $187,308 for a family of four. However, Cypress contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Cypress is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Cypress home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cypress residents report their race to be Asian, followed by White. Cypress also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 20.40% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Cypress include German, English, Irish, Italian, and European. In addition, Cypress has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (29.92%). The most common language spoken in Cypress is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Korean.
