One downside of living in Huron, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.21 minutes every day commuting to work.
As is often the case in a small city, Huron doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
Huron ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 2.76% of people over 25 have a college degree.
The per capita income in Huron in 2022 was $18,570, which is low income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $74,280 for a family of four. However, Huron contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Huron also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 30.43% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Huron is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Huron 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 Huron, accounting for 99.31% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Huron residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Huron include Other Subsaharan African, Irish, English, Yugoslavian, and Other West Indian.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Huron's cultural character, accounting for 42.86% of the city’s population.
The most common language spoken in Huron is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and African languages.
