Loma Linda is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 25,129 people and five associated neighborhoods, Loma Linda is the 290th largest community in California. Housing costs in Loma Linda 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.Loma Linda is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 85.85% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Loma Linda is a city of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Loma Linda who work in healthcare (23.48%), office and administrative support (10.40%), and teaching (7.08%). Also of interest is that Loma Linda has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.18% 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. Loma Linda is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 49.44% of adults in Loma Linda 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 Loma Linda in 2022 was $37,841, 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 $151,364 for a family of four. However, Loma Linda contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Loma Linda is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Loma Linda home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Loma Linda residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Loma Linda also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 27.80% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Loma Linda include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Lebanese. In addition, Loma Linda has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (30.31%). The most common language spoken in Loma Linda is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.
