In Antioch, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 38.42 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.
Like elsewhere in America, most people in Antioch use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Antioch‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the subway. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.
The citizens of Antioch are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.93% of adults in Antioch having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Antioch in 2022 was $40,337, which is middle income relative to California, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $161,348 for a family of four. However, Antioch contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Antioch is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Antioch 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 Antioch, accounting for 36.06% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Antioch residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Antioch include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Portuguese.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Antioch's cultural character, accounting for 23.82% of the city’s population.
The most common language spoken in Antioch is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
