East Whittier vs Sun Village

A side-by-side comparison of East Whittier and Sun Village: population, income, housing, and more.

East Whittier and Sun Village are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Sun Village has the higher population (11,009 vs 10,061 in East Whittier). East Whittier has the higher median household income ($105,104 vs $68,284 in Sun Village). East Whittier has the higher median home value ($750,700 vs $348,100 in Sun Village).

Population, income & housing

	East Whittier	Sun Village
Population	10,061	11,009
Median age	40.4 yrs	36.4 yrs
Median household income	$105,104	$68,284
Median home value	$750,700	$348,100
Median gross rent	$1,725	$1,650
Housing units	3,431	3,325
Homeownership rate	60.4%	67.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.6%	7.9%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Whittier	Sun Village
Population	10,356 → 10,061 (-2.8%)	13,819 → 11,009 (-20.3%)
Median household income	$76,373 → $105,104 (+37.6%)	$46,502 → $68,284 (+46.8%)
Median home value	$584,400 → $750,700 (+28.5%)	$233,500 → $348,100 (+49.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,491 → $1,725 (+15.7%)	$1,246 → $1,650 (+32.4%)

East Whittier

Population

10,35610,061

Median household income

$76,373$105,104

Median home value

$584,400$750,700

Median gross rent

$1,491$1,725

Sun Village

Population

13,81911,009

Median household income

$46,502$68,284

Median home value

$233,500$348,100

Median gross rent

$1,246$1,650

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Whittier	Sun Village
Under 5	4.4%	6.3%
5 to 17	17.2%	21.5%
18 to 24	7.9%	9.4%
25 to 34	12.8%	9.1%
35 to 44	16.4%	12.5%
45 to 54	15.2%	15.8%
55 to 64	10.4%	13.4%
65 to 74	8.4%	8.9%
75 and over	7.2%	3.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Whittier	Sun Village
White (non-Hispanic)	31.1%	18.0%
Black or African American	2.8%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.6%
Asian	10.3%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.9%
Some other race	1.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	52.0%	77.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Whittier	Sun Village
No high school diploma	8.6%	31.2%
High school graduate	22.9%	34.1%
Some college or associate's	33.9%	26.8%
Bachelor's degree	20.5%	6.0%
Graduate or professional degree	14.1%	1.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Whittier	Sun Village
Drove alone	79.2%	86.6%
Carpooled	9.9%	7.4%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.2%	4.7%
Other means	0.2%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Whittier	Sun Village
1-unit, detached	67.1%	91.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	22.4%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	7.6%

Poverty & households

	East Whittier	Sun Village
Poverty rate	4.3%	16.1%
Average household size	2.98	3.52
Mean commute (minutes)	35	40
Median year structure built	1964	1983