In Bogota, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.90 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 borough 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.
In Bogota, a lot of people use the bus to get to work every day though Bogota is a relatively small borough. Those that ride the bus are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.
The education level of Bogota citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 37.42% of adults in Bogota have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Bogota in 2022 was $48,011, which is middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $192,044 for a family of four. However, Bogota contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Bogota is an extremely ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Bogota 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 Bogota, accounting for 50.31% of the borough’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Bogota residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Bogota include Irish, Italian, German, Jamaican, and English.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Bogota's cultural character, accounting for 34.16% of the borough’s population.
The most common language spoken in Bogota is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
