Walnut Park

Population: 15,446
Median household income: $79,205
Median home value: $570,500

Walnut Park is a community in Los Angeles County, California, home to 15,446 residents. At $79,205, its median household income sits below Los Angeles County's $87,760.

From 2019 to 2023, Walnut Park's population declined 2.8% from 15,896 to 15,446, while its median home value rose 39.0% from $410,300 to $570,500.

68.7% of workers drive to work alone. 68.9% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 15,446
Median age: 37.3 yrs
Median household income: $79,205
Median home value: $570,500
Median gross rent: $1,430
Housing units: 3,868
Homeownership rate: 51.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.8%
Unemployment rate: 8.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

15,89615,446

Median household income

$52,226$79,205

Median home value

$410,300$570,500

Median gross rent

$1,152$1,430

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	15,896	$52,226	$410,300	$1,152
2020	15,939	$61,408	$431,900	$1,196
2021	16,453	$68,708	$458,900	$1,225
2022	16,209	$71,683	$555,000	$1,341
2023	15,446	$79,205	$570,500	$1,430

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1718.6%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 3414.5%

35 to 4414.8%

45 to 5413.0%

55 to 6411.7%

65 to 748.9%

75 and over4.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	833	5.4%
5 to 17	2,880	18.6%
18 to 24	1,260	8.2%
25 to 34	2,238	14.5%
35 to 44	2,283	14.8%
45 to 54	2,002	13.0%
55 to 64	1,811	11.7%
65 to 74	1,382	8.9%
75 and over	757	4.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	179	1.2%
Black or African American	4	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	18	0.1%
Asian	96	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	7	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	15,142	98.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma46.2%

High school graduate26.1%

Some college or associate's17.9%

Bachelor's degree7.5%

Graduate or professional degree2.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,834	46.2%
High school graduate	2,737	26.1%
Some college or associate's	1,878	17.9%
Bachelor's degree	787	7.5%
Graduate or professional degree	237	2.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone68.7%

Carpooled14.0%

Public transit5.6%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home7.3%

Other means2.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,563	68.7%
Carpooled	928	14.0%
Public transit	372	5.6%
Walked	102	1.5%
Bicycle	26	0.4%
Worked from home	485	7.3%
Other means	166	2.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	779	12.7%
15 to 29 min	1,436	23.3%
30 to 44 min	2,205	35.8%
45 to 59 min	883	14.3%
60+ min	854	13.9%

Households

Average household size: 4.08
Poverty rate: 14.8% (2,271 of 15,299)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,232	85.4%
Nonfamily households	554	14.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,786	97.9%
Vacant	82	2.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,966	51.9%
Renter-occupied	1,820	48.1%

1-unit, detached68.9%

1-unit, attached9.4%

2 to 4 units15.1%

5 to 19 units3.2%

20 or more units2.3%

Mobile home & other1.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,666	68.9%
1-unit, attached	365	9.4%
2 to 4 units	583	15.1%
5 to 19 units	122	3.2%
20 or more units	89	2.3%
Mobile home & other	43	1.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0683402
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.75 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 33.9682, -118.2219

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