South Whittier

Population: 55,201
Median household income: $98,974
Median home value: $641,700

South Whittier is a community in Los Angeles County, California, home to 55,201 residents. At $98,974, its median household income sits above Los Angeles County's $87,760.

From 2019 to 2023, South Whittier's population declined 8.5% from 60,357 to 55,201, while its median home value rose 35.2% from $474,800 to $641,700.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.2% of residents. Hispanic or Latino residents are the largest group, 78.6% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 55,201
Median age: 35.1 yrs
Median household income: $98,974
Median home value: $641,700
Median gross rent: $1,823
Housing units: 15,685
Homeownership rate: 64.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

60,35755,201

Median household income

$71,458$98,974

Median home value

$474,800$641,700

Median gross rent

$1,536$1,823

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	60,357	$71,458	$474,800	$1,536
2020	58,616	$75,883	$501,900	$1,544
2021	58,800	$85,579	$553,700	$1,610
2022	57,383	$94,149	$624,000	$1,758
2023	55,201	$98,974	$641,700	$1,823

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1717.2%

18 to 2410.4%

25 to 3416.1%

35 to 4414.0%

45 to 5413.0%

55 to 6411.5%

65 to 746.9%

75 and over4.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,471	6.3%
5 to 17	9,471	17.2%
18 to 24	5,736	10.4%
25 to 34	8,860	16.1%
35 to 44	7,742	14.0%
45 to 54	7,164	13.0%
55 to 64	6,342	11.5%
65 to 74	3,805	6.9%
75 and over	2,610	4.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,778	12.3%
Black or African American	494	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	116	0.2%
Asian	3,513	6.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	32	0.1%
Some other race	218	0.4%
Two or more races	672	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	43,378	78.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.7%

High school graduate30.9%

Some college or associate's33.7%

Bachelor's degree12.0%

Graduate or professional degree5.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6,470	17.7%
High school graduate	11,283	30.9%
Some college or associate's	12,300	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	4,365	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2,105	5.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone77.5%

Carpooled11.7%

Public transit0.7%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home7.6%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	20,839	77.5%
Carpooled	3,151	11.7%
Public transit	198	0.7%
Walked	171	0.6%
Bicycle	63	0.2%
Worked from home	2,053	7.6%
Other means	415	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,262	17.2%
15 to 29 min	7,868	31.7%
30 to 44 min	6,328	25.5%
45 to 59 min	2,748	11.1%
60+ min	3,631	14.6%

Households

Average household size: 3.62
Poverty rate: 8.4% (4,620 of 55,056)

	Count	Share
Family households	12,117	80.2%
Nonfamily households	2,983	19.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	15,100	96.3%
Vacant	585	3.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,733	64.5%
Renter-occupied	5,367	35.5%

1-unit, detached76.1%

1-unit, attached5.4%

2 to 4 units2.0%

5 to 19 units5.3%

20 or more units10.7%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	11,937	76.1%
1-unit, attached	854	5.4%
2 to 4 units	321	2.0%
5 to 19 units	839	5.3%
20 or more units	1,677	10.7%
Mobile home & other	57	0.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0673430
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 5.34 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 33.9331, -118.0308

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