Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.06 minutes getting to work every day.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Worthington rank slightly lower than the national average. 15.83% of adults 25 and older in Worthington have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Worthington in 2018 was $25,822, which is low income relative to Minnesota, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $103,288 for a family of four. However, Worthington contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Worthington is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Worthington 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 Worthington, accounting for 40.98% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Worthington residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Worthington include German, Norwegian, Ethiopian, Irish, and African.
Worthington also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 28.49%.
The most common language spoken in Worthington is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Laotian.
