Lemon Grove is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 27,224 people and six associated neighborhoods, Lemon Grove is the 268th largest community in California. Housing costs in Lemon Grove 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, Lemon Grove is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Lemon Grove is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Lemon Grove who work in office and administrative support (13.52%), sales jobs (12.31%), and management occupations (7.65%). There are many members of the armed forces living in Lemon Grove. 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. Of important note, Lemon Grove is also a city of artists. Lemon Grove has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Lemon Grove’s character. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.83% 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. The education level of Lemon Grove citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 19.87% of adults 25 and older in Lemon Grove have a college degree. The per capita income in Lemon Grove in 2022 was $33,270, which is lower middle income relative to California, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $133,080 for a family of four. However, Lemon Grove contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Lemon Grove is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Lemon Grove 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 Lemon Grove, accounting for 43.18% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Lemon Grove residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Lemon Grove include German, Irish, English, Italian, and French. Lemon Grove also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 17.00%. The most common language spoken in Lemon Grove is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
