One downside of living in La Puente, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.65 minutes every day commuting to work.
In La Puente, just 12.48% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%.
The per capita income in La Puente in 2022 was $26,501, which is low income relative to California, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $106,004 for a family of four. However, La Puente contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
La Puente is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call La Puente 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 La Puente, accounting for 79.64% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of La Puente residents report their race to be Asian, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in La Puente include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Nigerian.
La Puente also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 39.70%.
The most common language spoken in La Puente is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Chinese.
