Grand Terrace is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 12,939 people and three associated neighborhoods, Grand Terrace is the 376th largest community in California. Housing costs in Grand Terrace 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.Grand Terrace is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Grand Terrace is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Grand Terrace who work in office and administrative support (14.26%), management occupations (12.29%), and sales jobs (8.35%). In terms of college education, Grand Terrace is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 28.82% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Grand Terrace in 2022 was $38,286, 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 $153,144 for a family of four. However, Grand Terrace contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Grand Terrace is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Grand Terrace 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 Grand Terrace, accounting for 51.21% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Grand Terrace residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Grand Terrace include German, Irish, English, Italian, and French. The most common language spoken in Grand Terrace is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Urdu.
