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Whittier, CA

85,594 Population
14.6 square miles 5,843 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.9 ±2.9 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 39.2 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in California: 38.4 ±0.1

Economics

$45,099 ±$4,131 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: $48,297 ±$412
  • about 90 percent of the amount in California: $49,934 ±$232
$104,425 ±$12,253 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: $96,405 ±$980
  • a little higher than the amount in California: $100,149 ±$381

8.4% ±2.8% (7,067  ±2,345) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 12.4% 1,577,387 (±0.3% / ±37,640)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in California: 11.8% 4,567,967 (±0.2% / ±68,831)

33.2 minutes ±1 (1,161,700  ±57,672) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 29.5 152,295,600 (±0.1 / ±584,790)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in California: 28.7 436,266,100 (±0 / ±1,099,829)

Families

29,446 ±1,864 Number of households
  • the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 4,583,939 ±11,287
  • California: 13,797,638 ±19,379
2.9 ±0.2 (84,058  ±239) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 2.8 12,669,142 (±0 / ±1,609)
  • about the same as the figure in California: 2.8 38,537,960

7.1% ±3.7% (1,382  ±732) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • nearly double the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 3.9% 124,721 (±0.2% / ±6,786)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in California: 4.5% 430,221 (±0.1% / ±12,150)

Housing

31,200 ±2,134 Number of housing units
  • the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 4,870,148 ±946
  • California: 14,877,017 ±1,124

$862,000 ±$22,783 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: $908,500 ±$4,270
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in California: $759,500 ±$3,644

5.7% ±0.9% (4,831  ±729.5) Moved since previous year * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 9.6% 1,238,970 (±0.1% / ±13,962.5)
  • about half the rate in California: 10.8% 4,206,887 (±0.1% / ±26,182)

Social

86.4% ±5.2% (50,814  ±4,040.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 82.8% 7,605,430 (±0.5% / ±46,909.9)
  • about the same as the rate in California: 84.9% 23,227,841 (±0.3% / ±84,605.4)
26% ±3.2% (15,272  ±2,011.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 39% 3,584,880 (±0.3% / ±31,412.7)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in California: 38.1% 10,436,652 (±0.2% / ±53,771.8)

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

17.2% ±2.4% (14,751  ±2,058) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 33.4% 4,318,347
  • about three-fifths of the rate in California: 27.7% 10,902,022

2.3% ±0.9% (1,537  ±601) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 2.7% 282,350 (±0.1% / ±8,840)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in California: 4% 1,239,625 (±0.1% / ±17,966)
1,537 Total veterans ±601 1,461 Male ±579 76 Female ±126

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