Santa Fe Springs is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 20,174 people and four associated neighborhoods, Santa Fe Springs is the 326th largest community in California.

Housing costs in Santa Fe Springs 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.

Also of interest is that Santa Fe Springs 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: 15.26% 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.

One downside of living in Santa Fe Springs, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.89 minutes every day commuting to work.

The citizens of Santa Fe Springs are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.36% of adults in Santa Fe Springs having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Santa Fe Springs in 2022 was $37,379, 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 $149,516 for a family of four. However, Santa Fe Springs contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Santa Fe Springs is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Santa Fe Springs 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 Santa Fe Springs, accounting for 75.17% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Santa Fe Springs residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Santa Fe Springs include German, European, Irish, Italian, and English.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Santa Fe Springs's cultural character, accounting for 23.63% of the city’s population.

The most common language spoken in Santa Fe Springs is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Korean.