One downside of living in Lynwood is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Lynwood, the average commute to work is 32.05 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the city, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.
For the size of the city, public transportation in Lynwood is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the bus. For Lynwood, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.
The percentage of people in Lynwood with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 10.36% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Lynwood in 2022 was $21,193, which is low income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $84,772 for a family of four. However, Lynwood contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Lynwood is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Lynwood 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 Lynwood, accounting for 88.01% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Lynwood residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Lynwood include German, Other Subsaharan African, Irish, English, and Nigerian.
In addition, Lynwood has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (38.27%).
The most common language spoken in Lynwood is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Tagalog.
