Temple City is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 35,296 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Temple City is the 226th largest community in California.

Housing costs in Temple City 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 Temple City 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: 13.43% 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 Temple City is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Temple City, the average commute to work is 32.90 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

The citizens of Temple City are among the most well-educated in the nation: 41.88% of adults in Temple City have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Temple City in 2022 was $40,134, 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 $160,536 for a family of four. However, Temple City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Temple City is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Temple City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Temple City residents report their race to be Asian, followed by White. Temple City also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.71% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Temple City include German, English, Italian, Irish, and Polish.

Temple City also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 50.26%.

The most common language spoken in Temple City is Chinese. Other important languages spoken here include English and Spanish.