One downside of living in South Gate is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In South Gate, the average commute to work is 32.87 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the city, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.
Although the majority of commuting trips in the city are by private automobile, South Gate is somewhat unusual for a city of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the bus helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the South Gate area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.
The percentage of people in South Gate with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 11.52% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in South Gate in 2022 was $22,927, which is low income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $91,708 for a family of four. However, South Gate contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
South Gate is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call South Gate 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 South Gate, accounting for 95.25% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of South Gate residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in South Gate include Italian, English, German, Irish, and French.
In addition, South Gate has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (41.61%).
The most common language spoken in South Gate is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Tagalog.
