Willowbrook

Population: 21,642
Median household income: $60,386
Median home value: $511,100

Willowbrook is a community in Los Angeles County, California, home to 21,642 residents. Its median household income of $60,386 runs below the Los Angeles County figure of $87,760.

Between 2019 and 2023, Willowbrook's population declined 5.1% from 22,811 to 21,642, while its median home value rose 50.2% from $340,200 to $511,100.

The median resident is 32.8 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 20.5% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 21,642
Median age: 32.8 yrs
Median household income: $60,386
Median home value: $511,100
Median gross rent: $1,549
Housing units: 6,107
Homeownership rate: 40.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.3%
Unemployment rate: 13.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

22,81121,642

Median household income

$43,781$60,386

Median home value

$340,200$511,100

Median gross rent

$1,239$1,549

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	22,811	$43,781	$340,200	$1,239
2020	24,401	$44,561	$357,000	$1,242
2021	24,006	$45,700	$377,400	$1,346
2022	22,491	$52,384	$469,600	$1,418
2023	21,642	$60,386	$511,100	$1,549

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1720.5%

18 to 2410.6%

25 to 3417.0%

35 to 4415.3%

45 to 5410.3%

55 to 6411.4%

65 to 744.5%

75 and over4.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,391	6.4%
5 to 17	4,442	20.5%
18 to 24	2,301	10.6%
25 to 34	3,689	17.0%
35 to 44	3,308	15.3%
45 to 54	2,221	10.3%
55 to 64	2,461	11.4%
65 to 74	973	4.5%
75 and over	856	4.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	223	1.0%
Black or African American	3,911	18.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	12	0.1%
Asian	417	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	18	0.1%
Two or more races	185	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	16,876	78.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma39.4%

High school graduate22.6%

Some college or associate's24.7%

Bachelor's degree10.8%

Graduate or professional degree2.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5,319	39.4%
High school graduate	3,057	22.6%
Some college or associate's	3,331	24.7%
Bachelor's degree	1,453	10.8%
Graduate or professional degree	348	2.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone70.5%

Carpooled14.0%

Public transit3.1%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home8.7%

Other means2.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,197	70.5%
Carpooled	1,229	14.0%
Public transit	272	3.1%
Walked	114	1.3%
Bicycle	12	0.1%
Worked from home	768	8.7%
Other means	195	2.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	977	12.2%
15 to 29 min	2,780	34.7%
30 to 44 min	2,278	28.4%
45 to 59 min	954	11.9%
60+ min	1,030	12.8%

Households

Average household size: 3.61
Poverty rate: 17.0% (3,668 of 21,529)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,591	77.6%
Nonfamily households	1,328	22.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,919	96.9%
Vacant	188	3.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,400	40.5%
Renter-occupied	3,519	59.5%

1-unit, detached61.8%

1-unit, attached8.8%

2 to 4 units7.6%

5 to 19 units12.0%

20 or more units9.2%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,777	61.8%
1-unit, attached	537	8.8%
2 to 4 units	466	7.6%
5 to 19 units	732	12.0%
20 or more units	564	9.2%
Mobile home & other	31	0.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0685614
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.68 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 33.9208, -118.2369

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