Anaheim is a large city located in the state of California. With a population of 344,461 people and 63 associated neighborhoods, Anaheim is the tenth largest community in California.
Housing costs in Anaheim 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 Anaheim 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: 7.81% 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.
Anaheim is one of the most attractive larger cities for people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. This makes it a good place to live for young singles in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting their professional careers. Although Anaheim is a large city, this demographic is significant enough that young professionals will find many others like themselves here, with really good opportunities for friendships, recreation, romance, and more.
The overall education level of Anaheim is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 28.08% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Anaheim in 2022 was $35,331, 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 $141,324 for a family of four. However, Anaheim contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Anaheim is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Anaheim 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 Anaheim, accounting for 53.34% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Anaheim residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Anaheim include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Polish.
In addition, Anaheim has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (34.63%).
The most common language spoken in Anaheim is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Vietnamese.