One downside of living in Compton is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Compton, the average commute to work is 32.23 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
In Compton, just 10.43% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%.
The per capita income in Compton in 2022 was $22,278, which is low income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $89,112 for a family of four. However, Compton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Compton is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Compton 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 Compton, accounting for 71.16% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Compton residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Compton include African, Italian, Belizean, Irish, and Jamaican.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Compton's cultural character, accounting for 29.43% of the city’s population.
The most common language spoken in Compton is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Tagalog.
