Downey vs West Covina

A side-by-side comparison of Downey and West Covina: population, income, housing, and more.

Downey and West Covina are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Downey has the higher population (111,793 vs 107,436 in West Covina). West Covina has the higher median household income ($98,570 vs $87,400 in Downey). Downey has the higher median home value ($728,500 vs $712,300 in West Covina).

Population, income & housing

	Downey	West Covina
Population	111,793	107,436
Median age	37.0 yrs	40.1 yrs
Median household income	$87,400	$98,570
Median home value	$728,500	$712,300
Median gross rent	$1,892	$2,153
Housing units	35,870	33,810
Homeownership rate	50.7%	60.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.6%	29.8%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Downey	West Covina
Population	112,322 → 111,793 (-0.5%)	106,589 → 107,436 (+0.8%)
Median household income	$75,878 → $87,400 (+15.2%)	$82,938 → $98,570 (+18.8%)
Median home value	$569,300 → $728,500 (+28.0%)	$540,500 → $712,300 (+31.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,462 → $1,892 (+29.4%)	$1,674 → $2,153 (+28.6%)

Downey

Population

112,322111,793

Median household income

$75,878$87,400

Median home value

$569,300$728,500

Median gross rent

$1,462$1,892

West Covina

Population

106,589107,436

Median household income

$82,938$98,570

Median home value

$540,500$712,300

Median gross rent

$1,674$2,153

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Downey	West Covina
Under 5	5.0%	5.1%
5 to 17	16.7%	15.1%
18 to 24	9.1%	8.1%
25 to 34	16.1%	15.1%
35 to 44	12.8%	12.7%
45 to 54	13.7%	13.3%
55 to 64	12.3%	13.7%
65 to 74	8.5%	9.4%
75 and over	5.6%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Downey	West Covina
White (non-Hispanic)	12.1%	10.0%
Black or African American	3.3%	3.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.3%
Asian	7.1%	30.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.2%
Some other race	0.4%	0.6%
Two or more races	1.5%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	75.3%	53.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Downey	West Covina
No high school diploma	18.7%	14.6%
High school graduate	25.2%	26.3%
Some college or associate's	30.6%	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	17.8%	21.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.8%	8.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Downey	West Covina
Drove alone	73.5%	73.0%
Carpooled	11.9%	11.3%
Public transit	2.9%	2.0%
Walked	1.7%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.3%
Worked from home	8.3%	11.3%
Other means	1.5%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Downey	West Covina
1-unit, detached	56.9%	65.0%
1-unit, attached	6.3%	8.3%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	16.2%	6.1%
20 or more units	14.7%	15.1%
Mobile home & other	0.8%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Downey	West Covina
Poverty rate	9.1%	9.7%
Average household size	3.19	3.27
Mean commute (minutes)	31	33
Median year structure built	1959	1968