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West Athens, CA

8,726 Population
1.3 square miles 6,526.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.9 ±2 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 38.5 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in California: 37.9 ±0.1

Economics

$31,909 ±$3,230 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: $47,931 ±$212
  • about two-thirds of the amount in California: $49,513 ±$168
$67,201 ±$9,026 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: $95,958 ±$378
  • about two-thirds of the amount in California: $99,122 ±$310

15.3% ±5.4% (1,321  ±496) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 12.7% 1,623,320 (±0.1% / ±18,209)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in California: 12% 4,632,248 (±0.1% / ±34,481)

25.8 minutes ±2.3 (73,805  ±13,384) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 29.5 152,295,600 (±0.1 / ±584,790)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in California: 28.7 436,266,100 (±0 / ±1,099,829)

Families

2,797 ±249 Number of households
  • the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 4,499,409 ±6,354
  • California: 13,548,091 ±17,724
3.1 ±0.3 (8,643  ±1,077) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 2.8 12,723,407
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in California: 2.8 38,419,212

4.1% ±3% (92  ±69) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 4.3% 136,477 (±0.1% / ±3,003)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 4.8% 455,771 (±0.1% / ±6,129)

Housing

2,841 ±247 Number of housing units
  • the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 4,796,635 ±1,079
  • California: 14,644,735 ±1,665

$718,100 ±$51,601 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: $871,300 ±$1,892
  • about the same as the amount in California: $734,700 ±$1,307

10.2% ±3.8% (878  ±341.5) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 9.6% 1,238,970 (±0.1% / ±13,962.5)
  • a little less than the rate in California: 10.8% 4,206,887 (±0.1% / ±26,182)

Social

84.7% ±1.5% (4,757  ±549.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 82.4% 7,524,666
  • about the same as the rate in California: 84.7% 22,936,996 (±0.2% / ±44,650.5)
24.4% ±4% (1,369  ±271.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 38% 3,468,765
  • about two-thirds of the rate in California: 37.1% 10,039,805 (±0.1% / ±28,607.4)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

22% ±4.7% (1,919  ±473) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 32.7% 4,241,527
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 27% 10,598,301

3.4% ±1.4% (219  ±93) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 2.9% 296,725 (±0% / ±3,973)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 4.3% 1,305,453 (±0% / ±10,059)
219 Total veterans ±93 198 Male ±88 21 Female ±26

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