Huntington Park is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 52,633 people and 18 associated neighborhoods, Huntington Park is the 165th largest community in California.
Housing costs in Huntington Park are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in California.
One downside of living in Huntington Park, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.11 minutes every day commuting to work. It is, however, a pedestrian-friendly city. Many of its neighborhoods are dense enough and have amenities close enough together that people find it feasible to get around on foot. In addition, 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.
Many people in Huntington Park take advantage of public transportation to get around. In fact, for the size of the city, the number of people who use the bus to commute to work is quite high. This helps to fill a need among Huntington Park citizens for affordable transportation.
The citizens of Huntington Park have a very low rate of college education: just 7.74% 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 Huntington Park in 2018 was $19,217, which is low income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $76,868 for a family of four. However, Huntington Park contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Huntington Park is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Huntington Park 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 Huntington Park, accounting for 97.04% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Huntington Park residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Huntington Park include Irish, German, English, French, and Brazilian.
In addition, Huntington Park has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (46.19%).
The most common language spoken in Huntington Park is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Pacific Island languages.