Santa Fe Springs, California Demographics
Population trends, housing costs, income, commuting, and health, all on one page.
Santa Fe Springs, CA Population Density Map and Area Scores
Area Score
Health, income and education, each graded from F to A+. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.
-
B
Health Around average
-
D
Income Well below average
-
F
Education Well below average
Source: Map AI Methodology
Population
| Metric | Santa Fe Springs | California Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 22,478 | 39,245,658 | 337,468,954 |
| Population density (per sq mi) | 2526.5 | 239.4 | 86.4 |
| Population growth (%/yr) | -0.12% | 0.19% | 0.59% |
| Median age | 37.0 | 35.5 | 37.3 |
| Households | 6,551 | 13,531,619 | 130,235,071 |
Population in Santa Fe Springs grew by 1.8% from 2009 to 2024, reaching 22,478 in 2024.
Population Growth 2009–2024
Race & Ethnicity
Age & Sex
The largest generation in Santa Fe Springs is Gen Z, aged 13–28, at 23.3% of residents. That is 1.5 points above California as a whole.
- Gen Z 13–28 5,228 23.3% +1.5 pts
- Millennials 29–44 5,161 23.0% -0.7 pts
- Gen X 45–60 4,397 19.6% -0.3 pts
- Boomers 61–79 3,219 14.3% -0.9 pts
Residents by birth cohort, from the 2025 age distribution. The right-hand figure is how far each cohort's share sits above or below California, in percentage points. Children younger than Gen Z and the generations before the Boomers are counted in the population but not shown here, so these shares do not add up to 100%.
Male and female share
Women are 51.3% of the people living in Santa Fe Springs and men 48.7%.
- Women 51.3% California 49.9%
- Men 48.7% California 50.1%
How many residents match a customer profile?
Residents matching this profile
100% of everyone living in Santa Fe Springs
Pick an age range and a women/men split and the figure above answers with how many residents that profile reaches.
Economy
Santa Fe Springs has a the economy index of D, which means it is barely prosperous.
| Metric | Santa Fe Springs | California Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $88,678 | $99,161 | $80,455 |
| Income growth (%/yr) | 5.10% | 5.57% | 4.80% |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7% | 6.6% | 5.2% |
The median household income in Santa Fe Springs is about 11% lower than in California.
Housing
| Metric | Santa Fe Springs | California Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home price | $846,142 | $650,794 | $248,835 |
| Median rent | $1,937 | $2,036 | $1,407 |
| Homeownership rate | 61.0% | 55.9% | 65.2% |
The median home price in Santa Fe Springs is about 36.4 years' worth of rent — buying at the median price costs roughly as much as paying the median rent of $1,937 per month for that long.
Commute Time & Mobility
Commuters in Santa Fe Springs spend about 61 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 256 hours, about 10.7 full days, spent commuting.
| Metric | Santa Fe Springs | California Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| One-way commute (min) | 30.7 | 23.5 | 22.4 |
| Round-trip commute (min) | 61.4 | 47.0 | 44.8 |
| Yearly time spent (hours) | 256 | 196 | 187 |
| Estimated yearly cost | $7,928 | $6,065 | $5,790 |
| Work from home | 15.5% | 17.2% | 15.0% |
| Highway traffic (vehicles/day) | 54,347 | 16,509 | 8,813 |
| Local road traffic (vehicles/day) | 3,545 | 2,449 | 1,355 |
The average commute time in Santa Fe Springs is 31 minutes, longer than the 23 minutes in California.
Estimated yearly cost applies a single national wage rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area. Traffic volume figures come from proprietary Ticon and TrafficZoom data.
Education & Households
Santa Fe Springs has a education index of F, which means it scores poorly in education.
| Metric | Santa Fe Springs | California Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 18.7% | 33.0% | 31.6% |
| Average household size | 3.38 | 2.84 | 2.53 |
Health
Santa Fe Springs has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.
| Metric | Santa Fe Springs | California Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy (years) | 81.2 | 79.6 | 78.3 |
| Self-rated poor health | 18.5% | 16.4% | 16.3% |
| Smokers | 9.5% | 13.9% | 19.0% |
Santa Fe Springs, CA Compared With Nearby Cities
Santa Fe Springs, CA is the smallest of the 6 cities compared here, 22,478 residents against a local median of 52,576. Nothing separates Santa Fe Springs, CA sharply from the cities around it. Each measure below lands within 15% of the local median, close enough that the differences are within what survey sampling alone would produce.
The largest of those small differences is median home price, 12% above the local median at $846,142 against $753,582. Santa Fe Springs, CA has the 2nd highest median home price of the 6 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | Median household income | Median home price | Commute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Fe Springs, CA | 22,478 | $88,678 #6/6 | $846,142 #2/6 | 30.7 min #4/6 |
| South Whittier, CA | 52,576 | $100,552 | $753,582 | 30.2 min |
| Norwalk, CA | 98,812 | $99,810 | $895,763 | 27.5 min |
| West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA | 23,021 | $102,678 | $827,858 | 31.3 min |
| Whittier, CA | 85,117 | $98,368 | $657,460 | 31.0 min |
| La Mirada, CA | 46,965 | $109,661 | $184,633 | 30.6 min |
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Santa Fe Springs, California.
How many people live in Santa Fe Springs, California?
About 22,478 people live in Santa Fe Springs, California, in 6,551 households of 3.4 people on average. The median age is 37.0, close to the U.S. median of 37.3.
How densely populated is Santa Fe Springs, California?
Averaged over its land area, Santa Fe Springs, California has 2,526 people per square mile, a density typical of urban and suburban areas. That is about 29 times the U.S. average of 86.
Can a typical household afford a home in Santa Fe Springs, California?
The median home costs 9.5 times the median household income ($846,142 against $88,678), compared with 3.1 times nationally. A ratio of about 3 is traditionally considered affordable. Median rent of $1,937 a month takes about 26% of the median household's income, below the 30% level at which HUD considers renters cost-burdened.
How educated are people in Santa Fe Springs, California?
18.7% of adults in Santa Fe Springs, California hold a bachelor's degree or higher (about 1 in 5), well below the U.S. share of 31.6%.
Analyze any area in the US
Get local demographics for any address, aggregated by drive time or radius, on the interactive map.
Explore the map →