East Whittier

Population: 10,061
Median household income: $105,104
Median home value: $750,700

East Whittier is a community in Los Angeles County, California, home to 10,061 residents. At $105,104, its median household income sits above Los Angeles County's $87,760.

Between 2019 and 2023, East Whittier's population declined 2.8% from 10,356 to 10,061, while its median home value rose 28.5% from $584,400 to $750,700.

The median gross rent is $1,725. 34.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,061
Median age: 40.4 yrs
Median household income: $105,104
Median home value: $750,700
Median gross rent: $1,725
Housing units: 3,431
Homeownership rate: 60.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10,35610,061

Median household income

$76,373$105,104

Median home value

$584,400$750,700

Median gross rent

$1,491$1,725

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	10,356	$76,373	$584,400	$1,491
2020	10,182	$76,349	$604,200	$1,520
2021	9,995	$82,612	$626,100	$1,593
2022	10,248	$92,650	$676,500	$1,694
2023	10,061	$105,104	$750,700	$1,725

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.4%

5 to 1717.2%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 3412.8%

35 to 4416.4%

45 to 5415.2%

55 to 6410.4%

65 to 748.4%

75 and over7.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	443	4.4%
5 to 17	1,733	17.2%
18 to 24	798	7.9%
25 to 34	1,289	12.8%
35 to 44	1,654	16.4%
45 to 54	1,530	15.2%
55 to 64	1,046	10.4%
65 to 74	847	8.4%
75 and over	721	7.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,128	31.1%
Black or African American	282	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	14	0.1%
Asian	1,033	10.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	115	1.1%
Two or more races	261	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,228	52.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.6%

High school graduate22.9%

Some college or associate's33.9%

Bachelor's degree20.5%

Graduate or professional degree14.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	610	8.6%
High school graduate	1,620	22.9%
Some college or associate's	2,405	33.9%
Bachelor's degree	1,454	20.5%
Graduate or professional degree	998	14.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone79.2%

Carpooled9.9%

Public transit0.2%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home9.2%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,964	79.2%
Carpooled	494	9.9%
Public transit	8	0.2%
Walked	62	1.2%
Bicycle	7	0.1%
Worked from home	463	9.2%
Other means	10	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	758	16.7%
15 to 29 min	1,306	28.7%
30 to 44 min	1,116	24.6%
45 to 59 min	626	13.8%
60+ min	739	16.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.98
Poverty rate: 4.3% (433 of 10,042)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,656	79.4%
Nonfamily households	691	20.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,347	97.6%
Vacant	84	2.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,023	60.4%
Renter-occupied	1,324	39.6%

1-unit, detached67.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units4.6%

5 to 19 units5.8%

20 or more units22.4%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,303	67.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	159	4.6%
5 to 19 units	199	5.8%
20 or more units	770	22.4%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0621292
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.09 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 33.9244, -117.9887

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