Santa Fe Springs, CA (California) Houses and Residents

Back to: Santa Fe Springs, California main profile, California, California smaller cities, California small towns, California forum, All US cities. Total population: 17,067 (All urban) Houses: 4,928 (4,835 occupied: 3,032 owner occupied, 1,803 renter occupied) % of renters here:   37% State:   43% Housing density: 563 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in Santa Fe Springs, California on our local forum with over 400,000 registered users: Vote No On Prop 98  (124 replies) Is L.A. zoned and planned poorly?  (55 replies) Does Los Angeles Have Any Actual "Suburbs"?  (42 replies) Fuller Brush man and Blue Chip Stamps?  (54 replies) cost of living  (22 replies) Whittier  (9 replies) Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $488,768. Median contract rent in 2007: $1,064 (lower quartile is $870, upper quartile is $1,298) Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $998 Median gross rent in Santa Fe Springs, CA in 2007: $1,099 Housing units in Santa Fe Springs with a mortgage: 2,004 (343 second mortgage, 174 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 726 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $487,894 (it was $166,800 in 2000) Santa Fe Springs:   $487,894 California:   $532,300 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $416,216 - $445,563 Mean price in 2007: Detached houses: $405,575 Here:   $405,575 State:   $619,135 Townhouses or other attached units: $352,168 Here:   $352,168 State:   $541,123 In 2-unit structures: $66,330 Here:   $66,330 State:   $702,713 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $294,831 Here:   $294,831 State:   $512,546 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $286,435 Here:   $286,435 State:   $482,470 Mobile homes: $9,380 Here:   $9,380 State:   $59,450 Household type by relationship Households: 16,578 In family households: 15,333 (2,843 male householders, 981 female householders) 2,781 spouses, 5,861 children (5,509 natural, 87 adopted, 265 stepchildren), 939 grandchildren, 258 brothers or sisters, 243 parents, 894 other relatives, 533 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 1,245 (385 male householders (318 living alone)), 648 female householders (565 living alone)), 212 nonrelatives In group quarters: 1,256 (948 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 1,014 2-persons, 695 3-persons, 805 4-persons, 618 5-persons, 310 6-persons, 382 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 883 1-person, 125 2-persons, 12 3-persons, 6 4-persons, 7 6-persons. 2,786 married couples with children. 993 single-parent households (198 men, 795 women). 45.0% of residents of Santa Fe Springs speak English at home. 50.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all). 1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 7% speak English not well). 3.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (60% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all). Foreign born population: 4,629 (26.0%) (46.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Santa Fe Springs, CA: Less than $10,000: 5 $10,000 to $14,999: 7 $15,000 to $19,999: 0 $20,000 to $24,999: 4 $25,000 to $29,999: 0 $30,000 to $34,999: 0 $35,000 to $39,999: 0 $40,000 to $49,999: 0 $50,000 to $59,999: 9 $60,000 to $69,999: 9 $70,000 to $79,999: 6 $80,000 to $89,999: 28 $90,000 to $99,999: 23 $100,000 to $124,999: 134 $125,000 to $149,999: 456 $150,000 to $174,999: 882 $175,000 to $199,999: 923 $200,000 to $249,999: 202 $250,000 to $299,999: 16 $300,000 to $399,999: 7 $400,000 to $499,999: 0 $500,000 to $749,999: 0 $750,000 to $999,999: 0 $1,000,000 or more: 19

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Santa Fe Springs: Less than $100: 21 people $100 to $149: 11 $150 to $199: 19 $200 to $249: 38 $250 to $299: 53 $300 to $349: 28 $350 to $399: 30 $400 to $449: 30 $450 to $499: 24 $500 to $549: 17 $550 to $599: 12 $600 to $649: 18 $650 to $699: 10 $700 to $749: 10 $750 to $799: 48 $800 to $899: 72 $900 to $999: 248 $1,000 to $1,249: 632 $1,250 to $1,499: 282 $1,500 to $1,999: 105 $2,000 or more: 34 No cash rent: 23

Percentage of workers working in this county: 82.8%
Number of people working at home: 90 (1.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 149 5 to 9 minutes: 398 10 to 14 minutes: 719 15 to 19 minutes: 1039 20 to 24 minutes: 978 25 to 29 minutes: 438 30 to 34 minutes: 1001 35 to 39 minutes: 107 40 to 44 minutes: 346 45 to 59 minutes: 515 60 to 89 minutes: 278 90 or more minutes: 198

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 4,797 (77%) Carpooled: 975 (16%) Bus or trolley bus: 155 (2%) Motorcycle: 18 (0%) Bicycle: 43 (1%) Walked: 120 (2%) Other means: 58 (1%) Worked at home: 90 (1%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 380 $10,000 to $14,999: 296 $15,000 to $19,999: 254 $20,000 to $24,999: 316 $25,000 to $29,999: 269 $30,000 to $34,999: 266 $35,000 to $39,999: 278 $40,000 to $44,999: 396 $45,000 to $49,999: 278 $50,000 to $59,999: 595 $60,000 to $74,999: 581 $75,000 to $99,999: 459 $100,000 to $124,999: 269 $125,000 to $149,999: 115 $150,000 to $199,999: 68 $200,000 or more: 37

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 12760

United States or American: 491

German: 489

English: 315

Irish: 314

Italian: 227

French (except Basque): 134

African: 127

Subsaharan African:: 127

Swedish: 123

Scotch-Irish: 103

Polish: 95

Dutch: 94

European: 51

Scottish: 45

Norwegian: 34

British: 23

French Canadian: 22

Russian: 22

Portuguese: 20

Scandinavian: 18

Romanian: 18

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 17

Greek: 16

Hungarian: 15

Yugoslavian: 15

Belizean: 14

Australian: 12

Finnish: 12

Welsh: 10

Armenian: 9

Czech: 8

Slavic: 7

Turkish: 7

Belgian: 6

Syrian: 6

Croatian: 6

Arab:: 6

Iranian: 5

Jamaican: 3

Brazilian: 2

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 10556
• Northeast: 411
• Midwest: 602
• South: 899
• West: 563

62% of Santa Fe Springs residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 83% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 82% lived in California.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 124
• Nursery to 4th grade: 105
• 5th and 6th grade: 375
• 7th and 8th grade: 218
• 9th grade: 200
• 10th grade: 220
• 11th grade: 262
• 12th grade, no diploma: 459
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,402
• Less than 1 year of college: 418
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 857
• Associate degree: 178
• Bachelor's degree: 422
• Master's degree: 71
• Professional school degree: 40
• Doctorate degree: 51

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 219
• Nursery to 4th grade: 111
• 5th and 6th grade: 319
• 7th and 8th grade: 252
• 9th grade: 184
• 10th grade: 252
• 11th grade: 292
• 12th grade, no diploma: 449
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,671
• Less than 1 year of college: 428
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 614
• Associate degree: 288
• Bachelor's degree: 334
• Master's degree: 19
• Professional school degree: 44
• Doctorate degree: 25

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.2%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 11.1%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 4.5%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 23.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 5.7%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 10.8%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 11.7%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 5.8%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 8.1%

Median household income in 2007 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $53,719
• Black householders: $61,950
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $59,992
• Asian householders: $75,581
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $16,518
• Some other race householders: $70,774
• Two or more races householders: $65,419
• Hispanic or Latino race householders: $57,830

Median 2007 house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $522,116
• Black or African American householders: $556,632
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $443,433
• Asian householders: $444,603
• Some other race householders: $476,194
• Two or more races householders: $517,144
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $489,356

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 3,092
• One, attached: 286
• Two: 44
• 3 or 4: 114
• 5 to 9: 179
• 10 to 19: 168
• 20 to 49: 180
• 50 or more: 738
• Mobile homes: 127

Median worth of mobile homes: $24,481

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