Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 17.06 minutes getting to work every day.
As is often the case in a small city, Willits doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Willits rank slightly lower than the national average. 16.69% of adults 25 and older in Willits have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Willits in 2022 was $39,516, which is middle income relative to California, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $158,064 for a family of four. However, Willits contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Willits is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Willits home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Willits residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Willits also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 37.24% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Willits include German, Irish, English, European, and Russian.
The most common language spoken in Willits is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
