In Lynwood, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 36.52 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.
In Lynwood, a lot of people use the train to get to work every day though Lynwood is a relatively small village. Those that ride the train are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.
The education level of Lynwood ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Lynwood, 42.45% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.
The per capita income in Lynwood in 2018 was $38,753, which is upper middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $155,012 for a family of four. However, Lynwood contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Lynwood is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Lynwood home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lynwood residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Lynwood include Polish, German, Nigerian, Irish, and English.
The most common language spoken in Lynwood is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
