Inglewood is a relatively large city located in the state of California. With a population of 102,774 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.Unlike some cities, Inglewood isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Inglewood are a mix of both white- and blue-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 (14.35%), sales jobs (9.38%), and management occupations (8.54%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.60% 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. In Inglewood, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.61 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. For the size of the city, public transportation in Inglewood is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the bus. For Inglewood, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.The education level of Inglewood citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 24.20% of adults in Inglewood have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Inglewood in 2022 was $32,342, 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 $129,368 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 48.95% 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, Nigerian, German, Jamaican, and Belizean. Inglewood also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 28.90%. The most common language spoken in Inglewood is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
