Sierra Madre is a somewhat small city located in the state of California. With a population of 10,809 people and two associated neighborhoods, Sierra Madre is the 407th largest community in California. Sierra Madre home prices are not only among the most expensive in California, but Sierra Madre real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Sierra Madre is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 94.66% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Sierra Madre is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Sierra Madre who work in management occupations (18.26%), healthcare (12.18%), and sales jobs (9.91%). Of important note, Sierra Madre is also a city of artists. Sierra Madre has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Sierra Madre’s character. Also of interest is that Sierra Madre 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: 22.20% 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. In Sierra Madre, a lot of people use the subway to get to work every day though Sierra Madre is a relatively small city. Those that ride the subway are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Sierra Madre. 64.70% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%. The per capita income in Sierra Madre in 2022 was $80,210, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $320,840 for a family of four. Sierra Madre is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Sierra Madre home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Sierra Madre residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Sierra Madre also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.09% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Sierra Madre include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Scottish. Foreign born people are also an important part of Sierra Madre's cultural character, accounting for 18.42% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Sierra Madre is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Spanish.
