In Inglewood, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.69 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.
For the size of the city, public transportation in Inglewood is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the bus. For Inglewood, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.
The citizens of Inglewood are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.83% of adults in Inglewood having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Inglewood in 2022 was $30,559, 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 $122,236 for a family of four. However, Inglewood contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Inglewood is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Inglewood 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 Inglewood, accounting for 49.28% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Inglewood residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Inglewood include African, Belizean, Nigerian, Irish, and French.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Inglewood's cultural character, accounting for 29.25% of the city’s population.
The most common language spoken in Inglewood is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
