Maywood vs West Whittier-Los Nietos

A side-by-side comparison of Maywood and West Whittier-Los Nietos: population, income, housing, and more.

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

West Whittier-Los Nietos has the higher population (25,459 vs 24,593 in Maywood). West Whittier-Los Nietos has the higher median household income ($101,138 vs $61,655 in Maywood). West Whittier-Los Nietos has the higher median home value ($607,100 vs $595,000 in Maywood).

Population, income & housing

	Maywood	West Whittier-Los Nietos
Population	24,593	25,459
Median age	32.5 yrs	37.8 yrs
Median household income	$61,655	$101,138
Median home value	$595,000	$607,100
Median gross rent	$1,467	$1,939
Housing units	6,465	6,856
Homeownership rate	29.9%	75.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.2%	16.0%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Maywood	West Whittier-Los Nietos
Population	27,332 → 24,593 (-10.0%)	26,654 → 25,459 (-4.5%)
Median household income	$44,241 → $61,655 (+39.4%)	$76,397 → $101,138 (+32.4%)
Median home value	$387,000 → $595,000 (+53.7%)	$435,500 → $607,100 (+39.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,104 → $1,467 (+32.9%)	$1,620 → $1,939 (+19.7%)

Maywood

Population

27,33224,593

Median household income

$44,241$61,655

Median home value

$387,000$595,000

Median gross rent

$1,104$1,467

West Whittier-Los Nietos

Population

26,65425,459

Median household income

$76,397$101,138

Median home value

$435,500$607,100

Median gross rent

$1,620$1,939

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Maywood	West Whittier-Los Nietos
Under 5	6.1%	4.7%
5 to 17	20.6%	16.0%
18 to 24	12.5%	8.1%
25 to 34	14.8%	17.8%
35 to 44	12.4%	11.4%
45 to 54	13.8%	12.8%
55 to 64	8.9%	13.6%
65 to 74	6.6%	8.5%
75 and over	4.2%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Maywood	West Whittier-Los Nietos
White (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	7.8%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.7%	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.9%	0.3%
Two or more races	0.1%	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino	97.6%	88.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Maywood	West Whittier-Los Nietos
No high school diploma	51.8%	23.7%
High school graduate	25.4%	28.9%
Some college or associate's	14.6%	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	5.9%	12.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2.3%	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Maywood	West Whittier-Los Nietos
Drove alone	67.6%	74.9%
Carpooled	14.9%	10.5%
Public transit	4.1%	1.7%
Walked	4.1%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.6%	9.3%
Other means	4.4%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Maywood	West Whittier-Los Nietos
1-unit, detached	53.6%	84.2%
1-unit, attached	12.7%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	16.7%	0.5%
5 to 19 units	12.7%	2.6%
20 or more units	4.3%	4.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	6.1%

Poverty & households

	Maywood	West Whittier-Los Nietos
Poverty rate	18.6%	10.5%
Average household size	3.84	3.79
Mean commute (minutes)	30	31
Median year structure built	1952	1954