In Huntington Park, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.11 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit. In addition, the city is also quite pedestrian-friendly, because many neighborhoods are very dense and have amenities close enough together that people find it feasible to get around on foot.
A lot of people in Huntington Park take the bus for their daily commute. For the size of the city, the number of people who use public transportation is quite high. For many people in Huntington Park, this fills their need for low-cost transportation.
The citizens of Huntington Park have a very low rate of college education: just 7.74% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.
The per capita income in Huntington Park in 2022 was $19,217, which is low income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $76,868 for a family of four. However, Huntington Park contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Huntington Park is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Huntington Park 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 Huntington Park, accounting for 97.04% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Huntington Park residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Huntington Park include Irish, German, English, French, and Brazilian.
In addition, Huntington Park has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (46.19%).
The most common language spoken in Huntington Park is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Pacific Island languages.
