Hacienda Heights vs South Whittier

A side-by-side comparison of Hacienda Heights and South Whittier: population, income, housing, and more.

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

South Whittier has the higher population (55,201 vs 54,956 in Hacienda Heights). Hacienda Heights has the higher median household income ($106,620 vs $98,974 in South Whittier). Hacienda Heights has the higher median home value ($778,700 vs $641,700 in South Whittier).

Population, income & housing

	Hacienda Heights	South Whittier
Population	54,956	55,201
Median age	43.5 yrs	35.1 yrs
Median household income	$106,620	$98,974
Median home value	$778,700	$641,700
Median gross rent	$2,247	$1,823
Housing units	17,139	15,685
Homeownership rate	74.0%	64.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.1%	17.7%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hacienda Heights	South Whittier
Population	55,188 → 54,956 (-0.4%)	60,357 → 55,201 (-8.5%)
Median household income	$85,953 → $106,620 (+24.0%)	$71,458 → $98,974 (+38.5%)
Median home value	$595,700 → $778,700 (+30.7%)	$474,800 → $641,700 (+35.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,882 → $2,247 (+19.4%)	$1,536 → $1,823 (+18.7%)

Hacienda Heights

Population

55,18854,956

Median household income

$85,953$106,620

Median home value

$595,700$778,700

Median gross rent

$1,882$2,247

South Whittier

Population

60,35755,201

Median household income

$71,458$98,974

Median home value

$474,800$641,700

Median gross rent

$1,536$1,823

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hacienda Heights	South Whittier
Under 5	4.5%	6.3%
5 to 17	14.2%	17.2%
18 to 24	7.4%	10.4%
25 to 34	12.7%	16.1%
35 to 44	13.2%	14.0%
45 to 54	13.6%	13.0%
55 to 64	13.8%	11.5%
65 to 74	11.4%	6.9%
75 and over	9.2%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hacienda Heights	South Whittier
White (non-Hispanic)	12.3%	12.3%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	41.5%	6.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.1%
Some other race	0.2%	0.4%
Two or more races	1.8%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	42.9%	78.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hacienda Heights	South Whittier
No high school diploma	12.6%	17.7%
High school graduate	23.3%	30.9%
Some college or associate's	28.0%	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	24.1%	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	12.0%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hacienda Heights	South Whittier
Drove alone	72.6%	77.5%
Carpooled	10.2%	11.7%
Public transit	2.7%	0.7%
Walked	1.0%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.2%
Worked from home	12.5%	7.6%
Other means	0.9%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hacienda Heights	South Whittier
1-unit, detached	79.2%	76.1%
1-unit, attached	6.6%	5.4%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	5.3%
20 or more units	5.8%	10.7%
Mobile home & other	2.7%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Hacienda Heights	South Whittier
Poverty rate	11.1%	8.4%
Average household size	3.31	3.62
Mean commute (minutes)	34	32
Median year structure built	1968	1957