West Puente Valley

Population: 22,198
Median household income: $86,692
Median home value: $591,800

Located in Los Angeles County, California, West Puente Valley is a community with a population of 22,198. At $86,692, its median household income sits in line with Los Angeles County's $87,760.

Between 2019 and 2023, West Puente Valley's population declined 5.1% from 23,382 to 22,198, while its median home value rose 34.0% from $441,600 to $591,800.

14.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 80.1% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 22,198
Median age: 38.8 yrs
Median household income: $86,692
Median home value: $591,800
Median gross rent: $2,250
Housing units: 5,364
Homeownership rate: 80.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.7%
Unemployment rate: 6.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

23,38222,198

Median household income

$75,856$86,692

Median home value

$441,600$591,800

Median gross rent

$1,615$2,250

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	23,382	$75,856	$441,600	$1,615
2020	23,555	$78,934	$455,400	$1,688
2021	23,003	$78,095	$472,200	$1,848
2022	22,074	$84,365	$578,000	$2,238
2023	22,198	$86,692	$591,800	$2,250

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

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1717.7%

18 to 249.1%

25 to 3411.3%

35 to 4415.4%

45 to 5412.6%

55 to 6411.7%

65 to 7410.3%

75 and over7.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,058	4.8%
5 to 17	3,931	17.7%
18 to 24	2,016	9.1%
25 to 34	2,519	11.3%
35 to 44	3,423	15.4%
45 to 54	2,806	12.6%
55 to 64	2,593	11.7%
65 to 74	2,297	10.3%
75 and over	1,555	7.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	635	2.9%
Black or African American	218	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	3,144	14.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	51	0.2%
Some other race	8	0.0%
Two or more races	339	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	17,803	80.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma28.6%

High school graduate29.4%

Some college or associate's27.3%

Bachelor's degree11.4%

Graduate or professional degree3.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,338	28.6%
High school graduate	4,469	29.4%
Some college or associate's	4,153	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	1,735	11.4%
Graduate or professional degree	498	3.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone78.4%

Carpooled9.5%

Public transit2.4%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle1.0%

Worked from home6.5%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,533	78.4%
Carpooled	908	9.5%
Public transit	235	2.4%
Walked	101	1.1%
Bicycle	98	1.0%
Worked from home	626	6.5%
Other means	107	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,737	19.3%
15 to 29 min	2,343	26.1%
30 to 44 min	2,290	25.5%
45 to 59 min	1,372	15.3%
60+ min	1,240	13.8%

Households

Average household size: 4.26
Poverty rate: 11.3% (2,498 of 22,114)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,553	87.5%
Nonfamily households	648	12.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1956

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,201	97.0%
Vacant	163	3.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,166	80.1%
Renter-occupied	1,035	19.9%

1-unit, detached90.9%

1-unit, attached4.1%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.4%

20 or more units4.6%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,875	90.9%
1-unit, attached	219	4.1%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	22	0.4%
20 or more units	248	4.6%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0684774
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.87 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.0523, -117.9667

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