One of the benefits of Pontiac is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 16.44 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
Pontiac is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The citizens of Pontiac are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 16.74% of adults in Pontiac have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Pontiac in 2022 was $30,051, which is lower middle income relative to Illinois, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $120,204 for a family of four. However, Pontiac contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Pontiac is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Pontiac home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pontiac residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Pontiac include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Pontiac is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
