Inglewood is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 103,621 people and 31 associated neighborhoods, Inglewood is the 65th largest community in California. Housing costs in Inglewood 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.Inglewood is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Inglewood is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Inglewood who work in office and administrative support (15.40%), sales jobs (9.43%), and management occupations (7.41%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.87% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One downside of living in Inglewood is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Inglewood, the average commute to work is 31.69 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the city, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative. 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 22.83% of adults in Inglewood having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Inglewood in 2022 was $30,559, 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 $122,236 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 49.28% 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, Belizean, Nigerian, Irish, and French. In addition, Inglewood has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (29.25%). The most common language spoken in Inglewood is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
