Anaheim is a large city located in the state of California. With a population of 344,461 people and 63 associated neighborhoods, Anaheim is the tenth largest community in California. Housing costs in Anaheim 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.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Anaheim is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Anaheim is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Anaheim who work in office and administrative support (12.41%), sales jobs (10.56%), and management occupations (8.83%). Also of interest is that Anaheim has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.81% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. The overall education level of Anaheim is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 28.08% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Anaheim in 2022 was $35,331, 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 $141,324 for a family of four. However, Anaheim contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Anaheim is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Anaheim 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 Anaheim, accounting for 53.34% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Anaheim residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Anaheim include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Polish. Anaheim also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 34.63%. The most common language spoken in Anaheim is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Vietnamese.
