In Cudahy, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.93 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.
Many people in Cudahy take advantage of public transportation to get around. In fact, for the size of the city, the number of people who use the bus to commute to work is quite high. This helps to fill a need among Cudahy citizens for affordable transportation.
The population of Cudahy has one of the lowest overall levels of education in the country: only 5.26% of people over 25 hold a college degree. The national average for all municipalities is 21.84%.
The per capita income in Cudahy in 2022 was $16,472, which is low income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $65,888 for a family of four. However, Cudahy contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Cudahy is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Cudahy 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 Cudahy, accounting for 96.99% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Cudahy residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Cudahy include Irish, French, Italian, Lebanese, and Polish.
Cudahy also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 43.39%.
The most common language spoken in Cudahy is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Arabic.
