Stanton is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 38,815 people and nine associated neighborhoods, Stanton is the 219th largest community in California.

Housing costs in Stanton 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 Stanton 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: 7.74% 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 Stanton, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.93 minutes every day commuting to work.

The population of Stanton overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Stanton, 21.95% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Stanton in 2022 was $36,027, which is lower middle income relative to California, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $144,108 for a family of four. However, Stanton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Stanton is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Stanton 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 Stanton, accounting for 52.38% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Stanton residents report their race to be Asian, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Stanton include Irish, German, English, Italian, and European.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Stanton's cultural character, accounting for 42.01% of the city’s population.

The most common language spoken in Stanton is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Vietnamese.