West Whittier-Los Nietos

Population: 25,459
Median household income: $101,138
Median home value: $607,100

Located in Los Angeles County, California, West Whittier-Los Nietos is a community with a population of 25,459. At $101,138, its median household income sits above Los Angeles County's $87,760.

Between 2019 and 2023, West Whittier-Los Nietos's population declined 4.5% from 26,654 to 25,459, while its median home value rose 39.4% from $435,500 to $607,100.

84.2% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1954.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 25,459
Median age: 37.8 yrs
Median household income: $101,138
Median home value: $607,100
Median gross rent: $1,939
Housing units: 6,856
Homeownership rate: 75.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.0%
Unemployment rate: 3.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

26,65425,459

Median household income

$76,397$101,138

Median home value

$435,500$607,100

Median gross rent

$1,620$1,939

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	26,654	$76,397	$435,500	$1,620
2020	26,121	$75,515	$462,500	$1,566
2021	26,275	$83,692	$503,000	$1,661
2022	25,442	$88,064	$583,700	$1,816
2023	25,459	$101,138	$607,100	$1,939

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

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1716.0%

18 to 248.1%

25 to 3417.8%

35 to 4411.4%

45 to 5412.8%

55 to 6413.6%

65 to 748.5%

75 and over7.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,198	4.7%
5 to 17	4,065	16.0%
18 to 24	2,062	8.1%
25 to 34	4,541	17.8%
35 to 44	2,909	11.4%
45 to 54	3,259	12.8%
55 to 64	3,460	13.6%
65 to 74	2,169	8.5%
75 and over	1,796	7.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,982	7.8%
Black or African American	69	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	67	0.3%
Asian	741	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	16	0.1%
Some other race	80	0.3%
Two or more races	57	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	22,447	88.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma23.7%

High school graduate28.9%

Some college or associate's31.4%

Bachelor's degree12.2%

Graduate or professional degree3.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,304	23.7%
High school graduate	5,233	28.9%
Some college or associate's	5,690	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	2,218	12.2%
Graduate or professional degree	689	3.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone74.9%

Carpooled10.5%

Public transit1.7%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.3%

Other means2.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,706	74.9%
Carpooled	1,222	10.5%
Public transit	201	1.7%
Walked	105	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,084	9.3%
Other means	306	2.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,722	16.3%
15 to 29 min	2,960	28.1%
30 to 44 min	3,317	31.5%
45 to 59 min	1,282	12.2%
60+ min	1,259	11.9%

Households

Average household size: 3.79
Poverty rate: 10.5% (2,646 of 25,299)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,729	85.8%
Nonfamily households	949	14.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1954

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,678	97.4%
Vacant	178	2.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,012	75.1%
Renter-occupied	1,666	24.9%

1-unit, detached84.2%

1-unit, attached2.0%

2 to 4 units0.5%

5 to 19 units2.6%

20 or more units4.6%

Mobile home & other6.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,770	84.2%
1-unit, attached	140	2.0%
2 to 4 units	32	0.5%
5 to 19 units	180	2.6%
20 or more units	317	4.6%
Mobile home & other	417	6.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0684921
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.52 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 33.9760, -118.0689

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