One downside of living in Compton, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.23 minutes every day commuting to work.
The rate of college-level education in Compton is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 10.43% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.
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.
Compton also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 29.43%.
The most common language spoken in Compton is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Tagalog.
