Hawthorne vs Whittier

A side-by-side comparison of Hawthorne and Whittier: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hawthorne has the higher population (85,933 vs 85,925 in Whittier). Whittier has the higher median household income ($92,374 vs $72,719 in Hawthorne). Hawthorne has the higher median home value ($813,700 vs $751,700 in Whittier).

Population, income & housing

	Hawthorne	Whittier
Population	85,933	85,925
Median age	33.6 yrs	38.3 yrs
Median household income	$72,719	$92,374
Median home value	$813,700	$751,700
Median gross rent	$1,723	$1,829
Housing units	31,056	29,185
Homeownership rate	27.5%	58.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.0%	29.2%
Unemployment rate	7.8%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hawthorne	Whittier
Population	87,107 → 85,933 (-1.3%)	86,090 → 85,925 (-0.2%)
Median household income	$54,215 → $72,719 (+34.1%)	$77,270 → $92,374 (+19.5%)
Median home value	$564,300 → $813,700 (+44.2%)	$574,400 → $751,700 (+30.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,261 → $1,723 (+36.6%)	$1,354 → $1,829 (+35.1%)

Hawthorne

Population

87,10785,933

Median household income

$54,215$72,719

Median home value

$564,300$813,700

Median gross rent

$1,261$1,723

Whittier

Population

86,09085,925

Median household income

$77,270$92,374

Median home value

$574,400$751,700

Median gross rent

$1,354$1,829

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hawthorne	Whittier
Under 5	6.6%	5.2%
5 to 17	18.4%	17.7%
18 to 24	8.7%	9.6%
25 to 34	18.9%	12.6%
35 to 44	14.3%	14.8%
45 to 54	13.3%	13.0%
55 to 64	10.1%	12.4%
65 to 74	6.0%	8.1%
75 and over	3.6%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hawthorne	Whittier
White (non-Hispanic)	9.5%	23.1%
Black or African American	24.6%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.3%
Asian	6.3%	4.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	2.2%
Two or more races	2.6%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	55.8%	66.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hawthorne	Whittier
No high school diploma	21.7%	11.0%
High school graduate	24.4%	28.1%
Some college or associate's	29.0%	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	17.0%	18.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7.9%	10.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hawthorne	Whittier
Drove alone	70.3%	74.9%
Carpooled	10.5%	9.3%
Public transit	4.0%	1.7%
Walked	1.6%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.7%
Worked from home	9.4%	10.9%
Other means	3.6%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hawthorne	Whittier
1-unit, detached	26.6%	65.3%
1-unit, attached	6.2%	5.4%
2 to 4 units	13.2%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	22.5%	13.1%
20 or more units	30.8%	8.1%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	Hawthorne	Whittier
Poverty rate	16.4%	8.8%
Average household size	2.85	3.04
Mean commute (minutes)	29	33
Median year structure built	1972	1956