Paramount vs South Whittier

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

Paramount 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 52,546 in Paramount). South Whittier has the higher median household income ($98,974 vs $70,912 in Paramount). South Whittier has the higher median home value ($641,700 vs $500,400 in Paramount).

Population, income & housing

	Paramount	South Whittier
Population	52,546	55,201
Median age	33.2 yrs	35.1 yrs
Median household income	$70,912	$98,974
Median home value	$500,400	$641,700
Median gross rent	$1,772	$1,823
Housing units	14,585	15,685
Homeownership rate	43.4%	64.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.1%	17.7%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Paramount	South Whittier
Population	54,513 → 52,546 (-3.6%)	60,357 → 55,201 (-8.5%)
Median household income	$55,670 → $70,912 (+27.4%)	$71,458 → $98,974 (+38.5%)
Median home value	$343,800 → $500,400 (+45.5%)	$474,800 → $641,700 (+35.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,388 → $1,772 (+27.7%)	$1,536 → $1,823 (+18.7%)

Paramount

Population

54,51352,546

Median household income

$55,670$70,912

Median home value

$343,800$500,400

Median gross rent

$1,388$1,772

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)

	Paramount	South Whittier
Under 5	5.7%	6.3%
5 to 17	19.9%	17.2%
18 to 24	10.7%	10.4%
25 to 34	16.0%	16.1%
35 to 44	12.6%	14.0%
45 to 54	15.2%	13.0%
55 to 64	10.4%	11.5%
65 to 74	6.0%	6.9%
75 and over	3.6%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Paramount	South Whittier
White (non-Hispanic)	4.5%	12.3%
Black or African American	8.6%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	2.8%	6.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.1%
Some other race	0.1%	0.4%
Two or more races	1.5%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	82.3%	78.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Paramount	South Whittier
No high school diploma	34.1%	17.7%
High school graduate	29.1%	30.9%
Some college or associate's	23.7%	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	9.7%	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Paramount	South Whittier
Drove alone	75.3%	77.5%
Carpooled	11.8%	11.7%
Public transit	3.1%	0.7%
Walked	1.2%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.2%
Worked from home	6.2%	7.6%
Other means	2.1%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Paramount	South Whittier
1-unit, detached	43.6%	76.1%
1-unit, attached	10.3%	5.4%
2 to 4 units	7.6%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	8.9%	5.3%
20 or more units	18.0%	10.7%
Mobile home & other	11.6%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Paramount	South Whittier
Poverty rate	13.3%	8.4%
Average household size	3.64	3.62
Mean commute (minutes)	29	32
Median year structure built	1970	1957