One downside of living in Lynwood, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.93 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.
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 citizens of Lynwood have a very low rate of college education: just 8.78% 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 Lynwood in 2022 was $20,275, which is low income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $81,100 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 87.58% 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, English, Other Subsaharan African, Irish, and Nigerian.
Lynwood also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 38.31%.
The most common language spoken in Lynwood is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Tagalog.
