La Palma is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 15,194 people and three associated neighborhoods, La Palma is the 352nd largest community in California.

Housing costs in La Palma 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 La Palma 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: 11.10% 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.

One downside of living in La Palma is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In La Palma, the average commute to work is 33.80 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

If knowledge is power, La Palma is a pretty powerful place. 50.29% of the adults in La Palma have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in La Palma in 2022 was $50,335, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $201,340 for a family of four. However, La Palma contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

La Palma is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call La Palma home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of La Palma residents report their race to be Asian, followed by White. La Palma also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 19.28% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in La Palma include German, English, Irish, Italian, and French.

Foreign born people are also an important part of La Palma's cultural character, accounting for 35.63% of the city’s population.

The most common language spoken in La Palma is English. Other important languages spoken here include Korean and Spanish.