One downside of living in Huntington Park is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Huntington Park, the average commute to work is 32.11 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. In addition, it is also a pedestrian-friendly city. Many of Huntington Park’s neighborhoods are dense enough and have amenities close enough together that people find it feasible to get around on foot.
Many people in Huntington Park take advantage of public transportation to get around. In fact, for the size of the city, the number of people who use the bus to commute to work is quite high. This helps to fill a need among Huntington Park citizens for affordable transportation.
In Huntington Park, just 7.74% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 21.84%.
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.
