Norwalk vs West Covina

A side-by-side comparison of Norwalk and West Covina: population, income, housing, and more.

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

West Covina has the higher population (107,436 vs 100,713 in Norwalk). Norwalk has the higher median household income ($98,709 vs $98,570 in West Covina). West Covina has the higher median home value ($712,300 vs $616,600 in Norwalk).

Population, income & housing

	Norwalk	West Covina
Population	100,713	107,436
Median age	36.5 yrs	40.1 yrs
Median household income	$98,709	$98,570
Median home value	$616,600	$712,300
Median gross rent	$2,014	$2,153
Housing units	27,346	33,810
Homeownership rate	68.1%	60.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.3%	29.8%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Norwalk	West Covina
Population	105,304 → 100,713 (-4.4%)	106,589 → 107,436 (+0.8%)
Median household income	$70,667 → $98,709 (+39.7%)	$82,938 → $98,570 (+18.8%)
Median home value	$440,800 → $616,600 (+39.9%)	$540,500 → $712,300 (+31.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,592 → $2,014 (+26.5%)	$1,674 → $2,153 (+28.6%)

Norwalk

Population

105,304100,713

Median household income

$70,667$98,709

Median home value

$440,800$616,600

Median gross rent

$1,592$2,014

West Covina

Population

106,589107,436

Median household income

$82,938$98,570

Median home value

$540,500$712,300

Median gross rent

$1,674$2,153

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Norwalk	West Covina
Under 5	6.4%	5.1%
5 to 17	16.5%	15.1%
18 to 24	9.2%	8.1%
25 to 34	15.7%	15.1%
35 to 44	13.7%	12.7%
45 to 54	12.9%	13.3%
55 to 64	12.0%	13.7%
65 to 74	8.2%	9.4%
75 and over	5.4%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Norwalk	West Covina
White (non-Hispanic)	11.1%	10.0%
Black or African American	3.9%	3.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.3%
Asian	13.2%	30.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.2%
Some other race	0.6%	0.6%
Two or more races	1.3%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	69.5%	53.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Norwalk	West Covina
No high school diploma	22.7%	14.6%
High school graduate	28.1%	26.3%
Some college or associate's	27.8%	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	15.8%	21.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	8.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Norwalk	West Covina
Drove alone	76.8%	73.0%
Carpooled	10.9%	11.3%
Public transit	1.8%	2.0%
Walked	1.0%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.3%
Worked from home	6.7%	11.3%
Other means	2.3%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Norwalk	West Covina
1-unit, detached	75.2%	65.0%
1-unit, attached	4.0%	8.3%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	6.1%
20 or more units	11.6%	15.1%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Norwalk	West Covina
Poverty rate	9.7%	9.7%
Average household size	3.67	3.27
Mean commute (minutes)	29	33
Median year structure built	1957	1968