East Los Angeles vs West Covina

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

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

East Los Angeles has the higher population (114,617 vs 107,436 in West Covina). West Covina has the higher median household income ($98,570 vs $68,378 in East Los Angeles). West Covina has the higher median home value ($712,300 vs $613,600 in East Los Angeles).

Population, income & housing

	East Los Angeles	West Covina
Population	114,617	107,436
Median age	34.0 yrs	40.1 yrs
Median household income	$68,378	$98,570
Median home value	$613,600	$712,300
Median gross rent	$1,431	$2,153
Housing units	32,291	33,810
Homeownership rate	33.7%	60.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.6%	29.8%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Los Angeles	West Covina
Population	121,187 → 114,617 (-5.4%)	106,589 → 107,436 (+0.8%)
Median household income	$46,082 → $68,378 (+48.4%)	$82,938 → $98,570 (+18.8%)
Median home value	$415,600 → $613,600 (+47.6%)	$540,500 → $712,300 (+31.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,134 → $1,431 (+26.2%)	$1,674 → $2,153 (+28.6%)

East Los Angeles

Population

121,187114,617

Median household income

$46,082$68,378

Median home value

$415,600$613,600

Median gross rent

$1,134$1,431

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)

	East Los Angeles	West Covina
Under 5	5.2%	5.1%
5 to 17	19.7%	15.1%
18 to 24	10.6%	8.1%
25 to 34	15.6%	15.1%
35 to 44	14.0%	12.7%
45 to 54	13.0%	13.3%
55 to 64	10.7%	13.7%
65 to 74	6.5%	9.4%
75 and over	4.6%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Los Angeles	West Covina
White (non-Hispanic)	2.1%	10.0%
Black or African American	0.4%	3.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.3%
Asian	1.4%	30.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.2%	0.6%
Two or more races	0.1%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	95.6%	53.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Los Angeles	West Covina
No high school diploma	45.0%	14.6%
High school graduate	24.4%	26.3%
Some college or associate's	20.0%	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	7.6%	21.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.0%	8.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Los Angeles	West Covina
Drove alone	65.3%	73.0%
Carpooled	15.4%	11.3%
Public transit	6.8%	2.0%
Walked	2.6%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.3%
Worked from home	7.1%	11.3%
Other means	2.1%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Los Angeles	West Covina
1-unit, detached	56.9%	65.0%
1-unit, attached	17.9%	8.3%
2 to 4 units	13.8%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	7.6%	6.1%
20 or more units	3.5%	15.1%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	East Los Angeles	West Covina
Poverty rate	16.6%	9.7%
Average household size	3.74	3.27
Mean commute (minutes)	30	33
Median year structure built	1950	1968