Huntington Park vs South Whittier

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

Huntington Park 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 53,658 in Huntington Park). South Whittier has the higher median household income ($98,974 vs $56,952 in Huntington Park). South Whittier has the higher median home value ($641,700 vs $557,600 in Huntington Park).

Population, income & housing

	Huntington Park	South Whittier
Population	53,658	55,201
Median age	34.2 yrs	35.1 yrs
Median household income	$56,952	$98,974
Median home value	$557,600	$641,700
Median gross rent	$1,440	$1,823
Housing units	15,165	15,685
Homeownership rate	24.5%	64.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.7%	17.7%
Unemployment rate	9.6%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Huntington Park	South Whittier
Population	58,353 → 53,658 (-8.0%)	60,357 → 55,201 (-8.5%)
Median household income	$42,447 → $56,952 (+34.2%)	$71,458 → $98,974 (+38.5%)
Median home value	$412,600 → $557,600 (+35.1%)	$474,800 → $641,700 (+35.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,081 → $1,440 (+33.2%)	$1,536 → $1,823 (+18.7%)

Huntington Park

Population

58,35353,658

Median household income

$42,447$56,952

Median home value

$412,600$557,600

Median gross rent

$1,081$1,440

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)

	Huntington Park	South Whittier
Under 5	5.7%	6.3%
5 to 17	19.6%	17.2%
18 to 24	11.7%	10.4%
25 to 34	14.2%	16.1%
35 to 44	14.4%	14.0%
45 to 54	13.9%	13.0%
55 to 64	9.1%	11.5%
65 to 74	7.1%	6.9%
75 and over	4.3%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Huntington Park	South Whittier
White (non-Hispanic)	1.5%	12.3%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	0.6%	6.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.1%
Some other race	0.2%	0.4%
Two or more races	0.1%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	96.6%	78.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Huntington Park	South Whittier
No high school diploma	46.6%	17.7%
High school graduate	25.1%	30.9%
Some college or associate's	19.6%	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	6.5%	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.1%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Huntington Park	South Whittier
Drove alone	66.2%	77.5%
Carpooled	14.4%	11.7%
Public transit	6.4%	0.7%
Walked	2.8%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.2%
Worked from home	5.6%	7.6%
Other means	3.9%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Huntington Park	South Whittier
1-unit, detached	36.0%	76.1%
1-unit, attached	10.8%	5.4%
2 to 4 units	20.8%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	21.5%	5.3%
20 or more units	10.6%	10.7%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Huntington Park	South Whittier
Poverty rate	17.6%	8.4%
Average household size	3.64	3.62
Mean commute (minutes)	32	32
Median year structure built	1955	1957