La Habra Heights is a somewhat small city located in the state of California. With a population of 5,447 people and two associated neighborhoods, La Habra Heights is the 499th largest community in California. La Habra Heights home prices are not only among the most expensive in California, but La Habra Heights real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.La Habra Heights is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 89.02% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, La Habra Heights is a city of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in La Habra Heights who work in management occupations (23.59%), office and administrative support (13.53%), and healthcare (10.19%). There are many members of the armed forces living in La Habra Heights. You will notice when you visit or live here that some of the people you meet or see around town are employed by the armed services - even if they are not always in uniform. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.64% 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. Because of many things, La Habra Heights is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, La Habra Heights really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is La Habra Heights perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. One downside of living in La Habra Heights is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In La Habra Heights, the average commute to work is 36.92 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. If knowledge is power, La Habra Heights is a pretty powerful place. 55.95% of the adults in La Habra Heights have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in La Habra Heights in 2022 was $89,507, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $358,028 for a family of four. La Habra Heights is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call La Habra Heights home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of La Habra Heights residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. La Habra Heights also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 23.31% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in La Habra Heights include English, German, Swedish, Irish, and Italian. Foreign born people are also an important part of La Habra Heights's cultural character, accounting for 25.56% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in La Habra Heights is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
