La Mirada is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 46,323 people and 11 associated neighborhoods, La Mirada is the 193rd largest community in California. Housing costs in La Mirada 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, La Mirada is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, La Mirada is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in La Mirada who work in management occupations (14.21%), office and administrative support (13.10%), and sales jobs (11.95%). Also of interest is that La Mirada 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 La Mirada telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.75% 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.In addition, La Mirada is a college town. There are a lot of students in La Mirada attending college, and as a result La Mirada provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared to the needs and activities of students. One downside of living in La Mirada is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In La Mirada, the average commute to work is 32.19 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. The education level of La Mirada citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 38.82% of adults in La Mirada have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in La Mirada in 2022 was $39,623, 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 $158,492 for a family of four. However, La Mirada contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. La Mirada is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call La Mirada 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 La Mirada, accounting for 45.44% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of La Mirada residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in La Mirada include German, Irish, English, Italian, and European. In addition, La Mirada has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (26.63%). The most common language spoken in La Mirada is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Korean.
