In Inglewood, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.61 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.
Although the majority of commuting trips in the city are by private automobile, Inglewood is somewhat unusual for a city of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the bus helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Inglewood area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.
The citizens of Inglewood are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.20% of adults in Inglewood having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Inglewood in 2022 was $32,342, 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 $129,368 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 48.95% 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, Nigerian, German, Jamaican, and Belizean.
In addition, Inglewood has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (28.90%).
The most common language spoken in Inglewood is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
