Azusa vs Rowland Heights

A side-by-side comparison of Azusa and Rowland Heights: population, income, housing, and more.

Azusa and Rowland Heights are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Azusa has the higher population (49,318 vs 46,787 in Rowland Heights). Azusa has the higher median household income ($85,727 vs $85,202 in Rowland Heights). Rowland Heights has the higher median home value ($812,900 vs $607,400 in Azusa).

Population, income & housing

	Azusa	Rowland Heights
Population	49,318	46,787
Median age	33.9 yrs	45.2 yrs
Median household income	$85,727	$85,202
Median home value	$607,400	$812,900
Median gross rent	$1,831	$1,929
Housing units	15,288	15,731
Homeownership rate	55.4%	66.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.9%	36.3%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	6.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Azusa	Rowland Heights
Population	49,753 → 49,318 (-0.9%)	50,347 → 46,787 (-7.1%)
Median household income	$68,216 → $85,727 (+25.7%)	$75,587 → $85,202 (+12.7%)
Median home value	$418,800 → $607,400 (+45.0%)	$637,900 → $812,900 (+27.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,468 → $1,831 (+24.7%)	$1,613 → $1,929 (+19.6%)

Azusa

Population

49,75349,318

Median household income

$68,216$85,727

Median home value

$418,800$607,400

Median gross rent

$1,468$1,831

Rowland Heights

Population

50,34746,787

Median household income

$75,587$85,202

Median home value

$637,900$812,900

Median gross rent

$1,613$1,929

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Azusa	Rowland Heights
Under 5	5.6%	4.6%
5 to 17	15.2%	13.6%
18 to 24	14.0%	6.6%
25 to 34	16.5%	13.6%
35 to 44	13.8%	11.5%
45 to 54	12.0%	13.8%
55 to 64	11.0%	15.4%
65 to 74	7.6%	12.8%
75 and over	4.4%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Azusa	Rowland Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	15.0%	6.4%
Black or African American	2.5%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.2%
Asian	14.6%	59.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.3%
Some other race	0.6%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.1%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	64.9%	30.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Azusa	Rowland Heights
No high school diploma	19.8%	14.5%
High school graduate	25.2%	24.8%
Some college or associate's	28.0%	24.5%
Bachelor's degree	17.4%	26.0%
Graduate or professional degree	9.5%	10.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Azusa	Rowland Heights
Drove alone	69.1%	71.2%
Carpooled	13.6%	12.8%
Public transit	2.6%	1.9%
Walked	4.9%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.4%
Worked from home	7.9%	12.2%
Other means	1.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Azusa	Rowland Heights
1-unit, detached	48.3%	71.4%
1-unit, attached	15.8%	3.6%
2 to 4 units	10.7%	5.9%
5 to 19 units	8.7%	6.0%
20 or more units	11.8%	9.0%
Mobile home & other	4.7%	4.1%

Poverty & households

	Azusa	Rowland Heights
Poverty rate	12.6%	11.3%
Average household size	3.15	3.10
Mean commute (minutes)	31	33
Median year structure built	1969	1976