West Athens

Population: 9,064
Median household income: $77,750
Median home value: $666,100

Located in Los Angeles County, California, West Athens is a community with a population of 9,064. At $77,750, its median household income sits below Los Angeles County's $87,760.

Between 2019 and 2023, West Athens's population declined 6.6% from 9,706 to 9,064, while its median home value rose 49.2% from $446,500 to $666,100.

10.8% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 3.18 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,064
Median age: 33.5 yrs
Median household income: $77,750
Median home value: $666,100
Median gross rent: $1,506
Housing units: 2,840
Homeownership rate: 58.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.1%
Unemployment rate: 11.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,7069,064

Median household income

$60,299$77,750

Median home value

$446,500$666,100

Median gross rent

$1,181$1,506

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,706	$60,299	$446,500	$1,181
2020	9,554	$59,955	$463,200	$1,190
2021	9,621	$68,750	$503,700	$1,223
2022	9,131	$67,552	$638,700	$1,386
2023	9,064	$77,750	$666,100	$1,506

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

Age distribution

Under 57.3%

5 to 1718.0%

18 to 2410.2%

25 to 3417.3%

35 to 448.4%

45 to 548.7%

55 to 6416.5%

65 to 748.1%

75 and over5.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	664	7.3%
5 to 17	1,636	18.0%
18 to 24	925	10.2%
25 to 34	1,569	17.3%
35 to 44	759	8.4%
45 to 54	789	8.7%
55 to 64	1,493	16.5%
65 to 74	732	8.1%
75 and over	497	5.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	151	1.7%
Black or African American	4,595	50.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	67	0.7%
Asian	112	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	42	0.5%
Some other race	31	0.3%
Two or more races	192	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,874	42.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.5%

High school graduate26.4%

Some college or associate's36.0%

Bachelor's degree12.9%

Graduate or professional degree9.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	904	15.5%
High school graduate	1,539	26.4%
Some college or associate's	2,103	36.0%
Bachelor's degree	756	12.9%
Graduate or professional degree	537	9.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone65.4%

Carpooled9.6%

Public transit4.7%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.7%

Other means5.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,376	65.4%
Carpooled	347	9.6%
Public transit	171	4.7%
Walked	54	1.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	496	13.7%
Other means	187	5.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	674	21.5%
15 to 29 min	1,220	38.9%
30 to 44 min	693	22.1%
45 to 59 min	113	3.6%
60+ min	435	13.9%

Households

Average household size: 3.18
Poverty rate: 10.8% (965 of 8,974)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,186	77.5%
Nonfamily households	636	22.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,822	99.4%
Vacant	18	0.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,644	58.3%
Renter-occupied	1,178	41.7%

1-unit, detached68.3%

1-unit, attached3.6%

2 to 4 units4.7%

5 to 19 units14.8%

20 or more units8.6%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,941	68.3%
1-unit, attached	102	3.6%
2 to 4 units	133	4.7%
5 to 19 units	421	14.8%
20 or more units	243	8.6%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0684116
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.34 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 33.9235, -118.3033

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