Marina del Rey vs West Athens

A side-by-side comparison of Marina del Rey and West Athens: population, income, housing, and more.

Marina del Rey and West Athens are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

West Athens has the higher population (9,064 vs 8,844 in Marina del Rey). Marina del Rey has the higher median household income ($142,440 vs $77,750 in West Athens). West Athens has the higher median home value ($666,100 vs $470,600 in Marina del Rey).

Population, income & housing

	Marina del Rey	West Athens
Population	8,844	9,064
Median age	37.8 yrs	33.5 yrs
Median household income	$142,440	$77,750
Median home value	$470,600	$666,100
Median gross rent	$3,501	$1,506
Housing units	7,177	2,840
Homeownership rate	7.4%	58.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	76.7%	22.1%
Unemployment rate	11.3%	11.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Marina del Rey	West Athens
Population	9,852 → 8,844 (-10.2%)	9,706 → 9,064 (-6.6%)
Median household income	$118,162 → $142,440 (+20.5%)	$60,299 → $77,750 (+28.9%)
Median home value	$791,700 → $470,600 (-40.6%)	$446,500 → $666,100 (+49.2%)
Median gross rent	$3,011 → $3,501 (+16.3%)	$1,181 → $1,506 (+27.5%)

Marina del Rey

Population

9,8528,844

Median household income

$118,162$142,440

Median home value

$791,700$470,600

Median gross rent

$3,011$3,501

West Athens

Population

9,7069,064

Median household income

$60,299$77,750

Median home value

$446,500$666,100

Median gross rent

$1,181$1,506

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Marina del Rey	West Athens
Under 5	6.1%	7.3%
5 to 17	4.5%	18.0%
18 to 24	9.6%	10.2%
25 to 34	17.5%	17.3%
35 to 44	30.3%	8.4%
45 to 54	21.0%	8.7%
55 to 64	4.9%	16.5%
65 to 74	4.4%	8.1%
75 and over	1.8%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Marina del Rey	West Athens
White (non-Hispanic)	64.0%	1.7%
Black or African American	4.5%	50.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.7%
Asian	9.8%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.7%	0.5%
Some other race	3.5%	0.3%
Two or more races	7.3%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	10.2%	42.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Marina del Rey	West Athens
No high school diploma	0.9%	15.5%
High school graduate	3.2%	26.4%
Some college or associate's	19.3%	36.0%
Bachelor's degree	49.0%	12.9%
Graduate or professional degree	27.6%	9.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Marina del Rey	West Athens
Drove alone	42.3%	65.4%
Carpooled	3.3%	9.6%
Public transit	1.4%	4.7%
Walked	1.7%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	51.1%	13.7%
Other means	0.3%	5.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Marina del Rey	West Athens
1-unit, detached	1.8%	68.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.6%
2 to 4 units	0.9%	4.7%
5 to 19 units	3.7%	14.8%
20 or more units	93.1%	8.6%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Marina del Rey	West Athens
Poverty rate	0.8%	10.8%
Average household size	1.71	3.18
Mean commute (minutes)	31	29
Median year structure built	1979	1959