Huntington Park is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 51,942 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.

In Huntington Park, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.24 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. In addition, the city is also quite pedestrian-friendly, because many neighborhoods are very dense and have amenities close enough together that people find it feasible to get around on foot.

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.

In Huntington Park, just 8.66% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 21.84%.

The per capita income in Huntington Park in 2022 was $20,346, which is low income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $81,384 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 96.57% 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 Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Huntington Park include German, Irish, English, French, and Brazilian.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Huntington Park's cultural character, accounting for 47.06% of the city’s population.

The most common language spoken in Huntington Park is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Pacific Island languages.